Identifying Patients at Lowest Risk for Streptococcal Pharyngitis: A National Validation Study

To determine the prevalence of features of viral illness in a national sample of visits involving children tested for group A Streptococcus pharyngitis. Additionally, we sought to derive a decision rule to identify patients with features of viral illness who were at low risk of having group A Streptococcus and for whom laboratory testing might be avoided.

Source: The Journal of Pediatrics - February 13, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Daniel J. Shapiro, Yuval Barak-Corren, Mark I. Neuman, Kenneth D. Mandl, Marvin B. Harper, Andrew M. Fine Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research