dc.contributor.author | Sheridan, Edward | eng |
dc.contributor.author | Ludwig, Jennifer | eng |
dc.contributor.author | Helmen, Jennifer | eng |
dc.date.issued | 2007 | eng |
dc.description.abstract | Although no studies specifically evaluate this question, treatment for Group A beta- hemolytic streptococcal (GABHS) pharyngitis without laboratory confirmation in the general population is not advisable (strength of recommendation [SOR]: C, based on consensus guidelines) due to poor diagnostic accuracy. When you suspect GABHS pharyngitis either clinically or epidemio-logically, confirm the diagnosis of pharyngitis by a laboratory test. Patients with a positive throat culture or a rapid antigen detection test should receive appropriate treatment with antimicrobial therapy (SOR: A, based on clinical trials). | eng |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10355/3628 | eng |
dc.language | English | eng |
dc.publisher | Family Physicians Inquiries Network | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcollection | Clinical Inquiries, 2007 (MU) | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcommunity | University of Missouri-Columbia. School of Medicine. Department of Family and Community Medicine. Family Physicians Inquiries Network | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Journal of family practice, 56, no. 03 (March 2007): 234-235 | eng |
dc.rights | OpenAccess. | eng |
dc.rights.license | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License. | eng |
dc.subject | diagnostic accuracy | eng |
dc.subject | streptococcus | eng |
dc.subject | pharyngitis | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Pharyngitis | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Streptococcal infections -- Diagnosis | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Children -- Diseases -- Diagnosis | eng |
dc.title | Should you treat a symptomatic patient by phone when his child has confirmed strep throat? | eng |
dc.type | Article | eng |