Prevalence and susceptibility profiles of group a streptococcus in primary care patients with a sore throat and fever in Thailand and the utility of C-Reactive protein and clinical scores for its identification
Pharyngitis is usually caused by a viral infection for which antibiotics are often unnecessarily prescribed, adding to the burden of antimicrobial resistance. Identifying who needs antibiotics is challenging; microbiological confirmation and clinical scores are used but have limitations. In a cross-...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2019
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