Improved diagnostic accuracy of group a streptococcal pharyngitis with use of real-time biosurveillance

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 155, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Fine, Andrew ^a   Nizet, Victor ^b   Mandl, Kenneth ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTOR SCORE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; STREPTOCOCCAL PHARYNGITIS;

EID: 80052918465     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-155-6-201109200-00002     Document Type: Article

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