Use of the rapid antigen technique in the diagnosis of Streptococcus pyogenes pharyngotonsillitis;Utilidad de una técnica antigénica rápida en el diagnóstico de faringoamigdalitis por Streptococcus pyogenes

Anales de Pediatria

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 193-199

  Regueras De Lorenzo, G ^a   Santos Rodriguez P M ^b   Villa Bajo, L ^c   Perez Guirado A ^b   Arbesu Fernandez E ^c   Barreiro Hurle L ^c   Nicieza Garcia M ^c  

^a Centro de Salud de Tineo   (Spain)

^b Centro de Salud de Cangas Del Narcea   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL SEVERO OCHOA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Child; Diagnosis; Pharyngitis; Primary health care; Streptococcus pyogenes; Tonsillitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ODYNOPHAGIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RAPID ANTIGEN TEST; RASH; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCAL PHARYNGITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; THROAT CULTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHARYNGITIS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TIME FACTORS; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 84865684587     PISSN: 16954033     EISSN: 16959531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anpedi.2012.01.012     Document Type: Article

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