Clinical inquiries. Should you treat a symptomatic patient by phone when his child has confirmed strep throat?
Sheridan
Ed
E
St Joseph Regional Medical Center, South Bend, IN, USA.
Ludwig
Jennifer
J
Helmen
Jennifer
J
Thevatheril
Irene Thomas
IT
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