title: Reflexive culture for diagnosis of group a streptococcal pharyngitis remains of questionable value.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Disease, Gundersen Health System, La Crosse, Wisconsin.
authors.forename: William A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Agger
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Disease, Gundersen Health System, La Crosse, Wisconsin.
authors.forename: Todd J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Kowalski
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification*