Impact of rapid antigen detection testing on antibiotic prescription in acute pharyngitis in adults. FARINGOCAT STUDY: a multicentric randomized controlled trial

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Acute pharyngitis is one of the most frequent consultations to the general practitioner and in most of the cases an antibiotic is prescribed in primary care in Spain. Bacterial etiology, mainly by group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus...

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Main Authors: Cots Josep M, Gómez Mónica, Balagué Montse, Madurell Jordi, Llor Carl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-03-01
Series:BMC Family Practice
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2296/11/25