Health care delivery systems in the United States are undergoing dramatic changes in
response to continued pressure to limit the utilization and cost of medical services. A major …

Point-of-care testing (POCT) is a delivery option for performing laboratory testing closer to
the patient. Due to increasing healthcare pressures for faster turnaround of laboratory results …

Sore throat ranks as one of the top ten presenting complaints to emergency departments
(ED) in the United States.", lZ5 Although lifethreatening entities, such as epiglottitis …

Design: Throat cultures were obtained from 351 children with acute pharyngitis by duplicate
rayon-tippedswabs held in parallel and vigorously rubbed against both ton-sils and the …

Pharyngitis is an illness frequently treated by emergency physicians and primary care
practitioners. It is the subject of much controversy regarding optimal treatment in the acute …

Pharyngitis and otitis media are among the most common infections of childhood. Both
conditions are associated with a range of complications, lead to considerable morbidity and …

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gelifltirilmifl sandviç immünassay teknolojisine dayanan h› zl› test ile bo¤ az kültürünü karfl› …

L'utilisation des tests rapides de diagnostic au cabinet des médecins praticiens pourra
améliorer la précision thérapeutique en substituant à une démarche d'antibiothérapie …

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