title: Clinical inquiries. Should you treat a symptomatic patient by phone when his child has confirmed strep throat?
authors.affiliation: St Joseph Regional Medical Center, South Bend, IN, USA.
authors.forename: Ed
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sheridan
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ludwig
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Helmen
authors.forename: Irene Thomas
authors.initials: IT
authors.lastname: Thevatheril
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005194:Family Practice / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009819:Office Visits; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013689:Telephone; D016896:Treatment Outcome