Predictors of suppurative complications for acute sore throat in primary care: prospective clinical cohort study.
Little P, Stuart B, Hobbs FD, Butler CC, Hay AD, Campbell J, Delaney B, Broomfield S, Barratt P, Hood K, Everitt H, Mullee M, Williamson I, Mant D, Moore M; DESCARTE investigators.
Little P, et al.
BMJ. 2013 Nov 25;347:f6867. doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6867.
BMJ. 2013.
PMID: 24277339
Free PMC article.
OBJECTIVE: To document whether elements of a structured history and examination predict adverse outcome of acute sore throat. DESIGN: Prospective clinical cohort. ...Clinical prediction rules for bacterial infection (Centor criteria and FeverPAIN) also predicted …
OBJECTIVE: To document whether elements of a structured history and examination predict adverse outcome of acute sore throat. DESIGN: …