Data complete?
Evaluation appropriate?
Value of X
Probability of a positive throat culture for Group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus
Simple score
Probability of a positive throat culture for Group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus
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Purpose: To evaluate an adult in the Emergency Department with a sore throat for clinical features of Streptococcus pharyngitis using the models of Centor et al.
Specialty: Infectious Diseases, Pedatrics, Otolaryngology
Objective: clinical diagnosis, including family history for genetics, criteria for diagnosis
ICD-10: J02.0,
