Association between C-reactive protein rapid test and group A streptococcus infection in acute pharyngitis

O Calvino, C Llor, F Gómez… - The Journal of the …, 2014 - Am Board Family Med
Introduction: The diagnosis of streptococcal infection is usually made with the use of Centor
criteria, but some family doctors also rely on the determination of C-reactive protein (CRP) to …

Management of acute pharyngitis in adults: reliability of rapid streptococcal tests and clinical findings

JP Humair, SA Revaz, P Bovier… - Archives of Internal …, 2006 - jamanetwork.com
Background How to use clinical score, the rapid streptococcal antigen test (RSAT), and
culture results is uncertain for efficient management of acute pharyngitis in adults. Methods …

Severe acute pharyngitis caused by group C streptococcus

M Shah, RM Centor, M Jennings - Journal of general internal medicine, 2007 - Springer
Introduction Adult group C beta-hemolytic streptococcal pharyngitis has a prevalence of
approximately 5%. It can present with a broad spectrum of severity. Case report We report a …

Using Centor criteria to diagnose streptococcal pharyngitis

FP Wagner, MA Mathiason - The Nurse Practitioner, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Methods A prospective descriptive study was conducted that included all patients who
presented to a Midwestern adult urgent care clinic with a sore throat and exhibited at least …

C-reactive protein in streptococcal pharyngitis

EL Kaplan, LW Wannamaker - Pediatrics, 1977 - publications.aap.org
This study was designed to explore whether the test for C-reactive protein (CRP) is useful in
differentiating bona fide streptococcal infection from the symptomatic carrier at the time of the …

Daily reduction in C-reactive protein values, symptoms, signs and temperature in group-A streptococcal pharyngitis treated with antibiotics

H Melbye, MK Bjøkheim, T Leinan - Scandinavian journal of clinical …, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
C-reactive protein (CRP) value is usually elevated in patients with group A streptococcal
(GAS) pharyngitis. The aim of this study was to describe the daily changes in CRP value …

The effects of the rapid strep test on physician management of streptococcal pharyngitis

CH Bryars, FV deGrny, LC Dickinson… - The Journal of the …, 1991 - Am Board Family Med
Management of pharyngitis remains an important and controversial subject. A retrospective
chart review at the University of South Alabama Family Practice Center was undertaken to …

Accuracy of rapid strep testing in patients who have had recent streptococcal pharyngitis.

RD Sheeler, MS Houston, S Radke… - The Journal of the …, 2002 - Am Board Family Med
BACKGROUND Some clinicians have questioned the accuracy of rapid diagnosis of group
A streptococcal pharyngitis by commercial immunochemical antigen test kits in the setting of …

Diagnosing streptococcal pharyngitis in the emergency department: Is a sore throat score approach better than rapid streptococcal antigen testing?

P Rosenberg, W McIsaac, D MacIntosh… - Canadian Journal of …, 2002 - cambridge.org
Background: Reducing the number of unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions given for
common respiratory infections has been recommended as a way to limit bacterial resistance …

Are procalcitonin or other infection markers useful in the detection of group A streptococcal acute tonsillitis?

AMG Christensen, MK Thomsen… - … journal of infectious …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Background: The Centor criteria and the streptococcal rapid antigen detection test
(RADT) are commonly used to differentiate sore throat patients with group A streptococci …