Diagnosis of group A β-hemolytic Streptococcus using the Breese clinical scoring system

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1192-1197

  Karacan, Mehmet ^a   Karakelleoǧlu, Cahit ^a   Orbak, Zerrin ^a,b  

^a ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Breese scoring; Diagnosis; Streptococcal pharyngitis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREESE SCORING SYSTEM; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PHARYNGITIS; POPULATION; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS PHARYNGITIS; THROAT CULTURE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PHARYNGITIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 37349075470     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e31815a94a8     Document Type: Article

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