title: Clinical inquiries. What is the most effective diagnostic evaluation of streptococcal pharyngitis?
authors.affiliation: Puget Sound Naval Hospital, Bremerton, WA, USA. merrillb2@pnw.med.navy.mil
authors.forename: Barth
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Merrill
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kelsberg
authors.forename: Terry Ann
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Jankowski
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Danis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000472:pathogenicity*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents