RM CENTOR, FA MEIER, HP DALTON - Annals of internal medicine, 1986 - Am Coll Physicians This article reviews the use of diagnostic tests to guide management of adults with sore throats.
Pharyngitis due to group A beta-hemolytic streptococci represents the major diagnostic concern in
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S Hoffmann - Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, 1992 - informahealthcare.com In patients with acute pharyngo-tonsillitis (APT), a throat swab should be examined to determine
whether group A streptococci (GAS) are present ... In view of the high number of patients with APT
(3, 4) it would be convenient if a ... Cited by 19 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
FA Meier, J Howland, J Johnson, R … - Archives of Internal …, 1990 - archinte.highwire.org * Decision analysis and opinion survey suggest that introduc- tion of rapid antigen detection tests
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AL Komaroff, TM Pass, MD Aronson, CT Ervin, S … - Journal of General …, 1986 - Springer ADULT PATIENTS make over 40 million visits each year to medical care givers in the United States for
the care of pharyngitis,1 and laboratory tests (particu- larly throat cultures) are ordered in about
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E Meland, A Digranes, R Skjærven - Scandinavian journal of …, 1993 - informahealthcare.com INTRODUCTION Clinical evaluation as a diagnostic tool in cases of suspected streptococcal throat
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SD Holmberg, GA Faich - Jama, 1983 - Am Med Assoc A comprehensive survey of physicians, laboratories, and hospital records in Rhode Island showed that
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RM Centor, HP Dalton, MS Campbell, MR Lynch, … - Journal of General …, 1986 - Springer OUTPATIENT, and especially emergency room, man- agement of pharyngitis continues to provoke great
controversy. While some authors recommend an- tibiotic therapy for patients with positive throat
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RK Gunnarsson, SE Holm, M … - Scandinavian Journal of …, 1997 - informahealthcare.com Page 1. ORIGINAL PAPER The prevalence of beta-haemolytic streptococci in throat - specimens
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RK Tompkins, DC Burnes, WE Cable - Annals of internal medicine, 1977 - Am Coll Physicians The cost-effectiveness of preventing primary acute rheumatic fever attacks by oral or benzathine
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