[Rapid antigen tests in acute pharyngitis].
Acute pharyngitis is one of the most common illnesses for which adults seek medical help from primary care physicians. Approximately 15% of cases in adults are caused by group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus. Strategies of management should aim at identifying the latter with a view to prevent the development of complications. Rapid Antigen tests have a reported specificity of more than 95%. Antibiotic therapy is only recommanded for patients with positive rapid antigen test results and those with risk factors.
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Service d'Oto-Rhino-Laryngologie, CHU Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgique.
Lefebvre
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007159:Immunologic Tests; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000276:immunology*; D013997:Time Factors
D000942:Antigens, Bacterial