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Futility of Centor Score (CS) for Predicting Group A Streptococcal (GAS) Pharyngitis in an Adult Hyper-endemic Native American (NA) Population

BACKGROUND: Prevalence of GAS pharyngitis among adults is 5% to 15% in the general population. Methods using clinical criteria and laboratory testing to diagnose GAS have not been evaluated in Native American (NA) populations with a higher prevalence than the general population. METHODS: Prompted by...

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Autores principales: Close, Ryan, McAuley, James B
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5631073/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx163.1624