title: Role of the microbiology laboratory in diagnosis and management of pharyngitis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Laboratory Medicine, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania 17822-0131, USA. pbourbeau@geisinger.edu
authors.forename: Paul P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Bourbeau
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008829:Microbiology / Q000639:trends*; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology