Diagnosis of acute tonsillopharyngitis in primary care: a new approach for low-resource settings

ALPER, ZÜLEYHA; UNCU, YEŞİM; Akalin, EMİN; ERCAN, İLKER; Sinirtas, AYŞE; Bilgel, Nazan

doi:10.1179/1973947813y.0000000071

Diagnosis of acute tonsillopharyngitis in primary care: a new approach for low-resource settings

ALPER Z., UNCU Y., Akalin H., ERCAN İ., Sinirtas M., Bilgel N. G.

JOURNAL OF CHEMOTHERAPY, cilt.25, sa.3, ss.148-155, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 25 Sayı: 3
Basım Tarihi: 2013
Doi Numarası: 10.1179/1973947813y.0000000071
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CHEMOTHERAPY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.148-155
Anahtar Kelimeler: Acute tonsillopharyngitis, Centor scoring, CRP, Primary care, Rapid antigen detecting test, WBC, ANTIGEN-DETECTION TEST, STREPTOCOCCAL PHARYNGITIS, ANTIBIOTIC USE, SORE THROAT, MANAGEMENT, STREP, VALIDATION, GUIDELINES, ADULTS, PREDICTION
Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Diagnosing GABHS (Group A-beta Hemolytic Streptococcus) tonsillopharyngitis by clinical scoring is a recommended approach in developed countries, but there is still much controversy for low resource settings.