Efficiency of a clinical prediction model for selective rapid testing in children with pharyngitis: A prospective, multicenter study.

BACKGROUND:There is controversy whether physicians can rely on signs and symptoms to select children with pharyngitis who should undergo a rapid antigen detection test (RADT) for group A streptococcus (GAS). Our objective was to evaluate the efficiency of signs and symptoms in selectively testing ch...

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Main Authors: Jérémie F Cohen, Robert Cohen, Philippe Bidet, Annie Elbez, Corinne Levy, Patrick M Bossuyt, Martin Chalumeau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5325561?pdf=render