Delayed prescription worsens reported symptoms and increases antibiotic use compared with clinical score with or without rapid antigen testing in patients with sore throat.
Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Nader
N
Shaikh
Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Judith M
JM
Martin
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007159:Immunologic Tests / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial
Infectious Diseases