Rapid streptococcal testing for sore throat and antibiotic resistance

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 12, Issue SUPPL. 9, 2006, Pages 3-7

  Sheeler, Robert D ^a   Little, P ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Group A haemolytic streptococcus; Pharyngitis; Rapid antigen testing

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; CEPHALOSPORIN; CLAVULANIC ACID; CLINDAMYCIN; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN G;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BETA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONSENSUS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EUROPE; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; HEALTH CARE COST; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MEDICAL CARE; NONHUMAN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHARYNGITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC FEVER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SORE THROAT; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; SYMPTOM; UNITED STATES; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VALIDITY;

STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 33845438473     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2006.01656.x     Document Type: Review

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