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- Figure 1.
Age distribution of patients.
- Figure 2.
Study flow diagram. *75% by rapid strep test and 25% by culture. GAS, group A streptococci.
- Figure 3.
Prevalence rates by type of streptococci.
- Figure 4.
Comparison of the clinical features by pharyngitis type.
- Figure 5.
Clincial features for groups A, B, and C versus viral.
- Figure 6.
Pharyngitis type by the number of clinical criteria present.
Tables
Criteria Non-GAS (%) GAS (%) P(vs Non-GAS) Viral (%) P(vs Non-GAS) Headache 14 18 .39 6 .00 Fever 47 57 .72 30 .00 Exudates 31 44 .00 9 .00 Adenopathy 31 51 .00 8 .00 No cough 35 47 .00 29 .16 GAS, group A streptococci.
Criteria (n) GAS (n [%]) Non-GAS (n [%]) All Strep (n [%]) Viral (n [%]) Total (n) 0 10 (3.7) 30 (11.1) 40 (14.8) 231 (85.2) 271 1 35 (9.7) 65 (18.1) 100 (27.8) 259 (72.1) 359 2 44 (27.7) 44 (27.7) 88 (55.4) 71 (44.7) 159 3 37 (44.0) 32 (38.1) 69 (82.1) 15 (17.9) 84 4 17 (56.7) 7 (23.3) 24 (80.0) 6 (20.0) 30 5 2 (33.3) 2 (33.3) 4 (66.7) 2 (33.3) 6 GAS, group A streptococci.
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