Impact of the rapid antigen detection test in diagnosis and treatment of acute pharyngotonsillitis in a pediatric emergency room;Impacto do uso da prova rápida para estreptococo beta-hemolítico do grupo a no diagnóstico e tratamento da faringotonsilite aguda em pronto-socorro de pediatria

Revista Paulista de Pediatria

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 4-9

  Cardoso, Débora Morais ^a   Gilio, Alfredo Elias ^a   Hsin, Shieh Huei ^a   Machado, Beatriz Marcondes ^a   Paulis, Milena De ^a   Lotufo, João Paulo B ^a   Martinez, Marina Baquerizo ^a   Grisi, Sandra Josefina E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Child; Streptococcus group A; Tonsillitis diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACUTE PHARYNGOTONSILLITIS; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PEDIATRICS; PHARYNGITIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHARYNGITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TIME FACTORS; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 84876973940     PISSN: 01030582     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0103-05822013000100002     Document Type: Article

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