Streptococcal pharyngitis: Clinical suspicion versus diagnosis;Amigdalite estreptocócica: Presunção clínica versus diagnóstico

Acta Medica Portuguesa

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 773-778

  Morais, Sofia ^a   Teles, Andreia ^b   Ramalheira, Elmano ^c   Roseta, José ^c  

^a CENTRO HOSPITALAR E UNIVERSITÁRIO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b CENTRO HOSPITALAR DE VILA NOVA DE GAIA ESPINHO   (Portugal)

^c Hospital Infante D Pedro EPE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHARYNGITIS; PHARYNX; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SORE THROAT; STREPTOCOCCAL PHARYNGITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; THROAT CULTURE; TONSILLITIS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PHARYNGITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 77149170063     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16460758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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