Primary care Streptococcal Management (PRISM) study: Identifying clinical variables associated with Lancefield group A β-haemolytic streptococci and Lancefield non-Group A streptococcal throat infections from two cohorts of patients presenting with an acute sore throat

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 2013, Pages

  Little, Paul ^a   Moore, Michael ^a   Hobbs, F D R ^b   Mant, David ^b   McNulty, Cliodna ^c   Williamson, Ian ^a   Cheng, Edith ^a   Stuart, Beth ^a   Kelly, Joanne ^a   Barnett, Jane ^a   Mullee, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c PHE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMON COLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEVER; GROUP A STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHARYNGITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SORE THROAT; THROAT CULTURE; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 84886705144     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003943     Document Type: Article

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