Abstract:
:This study was planned to determine the effectiveness of the Breese scoring system for the diagnosis of streptococcal pharyngitis and to evaluate its significance in different age groups. The research population was divided into two age groups. Group 1 consisted of children aged three and below and group 2 comprised children over three years of age. All of them were then evaluated using both the Breese scoring system and throat swab cultures. In group 1, there was no difference between the mean Breese scores of group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus (GABHS)-positive and negative patients. However, in group 2, the mean Breese scores were higher in GABHS-positive patients than in GABHS-negative patients (P < 0.001). The diagnostic value of the Breese scoring system in group 1 was sensitivity, 3.4%; specificity, 93.6%; positive predictive value, 18.2%; and negative predictive value, 70.1%. In group 2, sensitivity was 68.8%; specificity, 82.5%; positive predictive value, 78.8%; and negative predictive value, 73.7%. The results indicate that the Breese scoring system is still a useful scoring system for streptococcal pharyngitis in children over three years of age, and may help in deciding whether or not to take a throat-swab culture. A score >29 can be used as an indication for antibiotherapy. So it seems to be a useful marker for decision-making regarding antibiotherapy in emergency departments.
journal_name
South Med Jjournal_title
Southern medical journalauthors
Karacan M,Karakelleoğlu C,Orbak Zdoi
10.1097/SMJ.0b013e31815a94a8subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2007-12-01 00:00:00pages
1192-7issue
12eissn
0038-4348issn
1541-8243pii
00007611-200712000-00007journal_volume
100pub_type
杂志文章abstract::Single-agent chemotherapy (actinomycin D) was administered in cyclic regimens to 26 patients with metastatic, nonseminomatous testicular carcinoma. Twenty-five patients were evaluable, 9 with stage II disease and 16 with stage III disease. A 37.5% response rate in stage III disease is reported and all patients are lon...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-197608000-00017
更新日期:1976-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Southern medical journal
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doi:10.1097/00007611-198007000-00030
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journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-198511000-00030
更新日期:1985-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
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更新日期:1985-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Atomoxetine (Strattera®, Eli Lilly and Co.) is the first non-stimulant drug in the United States (US) to be approved for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). In the past, physicians have been concerned about the safety of a variety of ADHD medications. As a result, non-stimulant drugs were...
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更新日期:2014-03-01 00:00:00
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doi:10.1097/00007611-199806000-00011
更新日期:1998-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-198401000-00028
更新日期:1984-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-199705000-00020
更新日期:1997-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1976-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-197910000-00024
更新日期:1979-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-197909000-00034
更新日期:1979-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-198311000-00018
更新日期:1983-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-198005000-00018
更新日期:1980-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Patients with a postpanic anxiety disorder (PPAD) have panic attacks less frequently than patients with a panic disorder. A PPAD must be suspected when a physician notes the following: persistent somatic complaints despite repeatedly normal results of physical examinations and laboratory tests, reluctance to engage in...
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-198604000-00003
更新日期:1986-04-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-199112000-00014
更新日期:1991-12-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-198702000-00022
更新日期:1987-02-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1991-06-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-199603000-00008
更新日期:1996-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00007611-199002000-00029
更新日期:1990-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-199812000-00012
更新日期:1998-12-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-199802000-00009
更新日期:1998-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/01.smj.0000197299.77949.16
更新日期:2006-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The role of antibiotics in large bowel surgery was established by experimental studies indicating that antibiotics could protect a colonic anastomosis subjected to unusual stress. A number of different agents were studied to patients to determine which ones significantly altered the bacterial flora of the colon. Clini...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-198212000-00019
更新日期:1982-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Elevation in fasting serum gastrin levels was found in three patients being evaluated for persistent upper abdominal pain without radiographic evidence of peptic ulcer disease. Fiberoptic endoscopy of the upper gastrointestinal tract in each patient revealed characteristic changes of chronic atrophic gastritis. Gastri...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-197612000-00010
更新日期:1976-12-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2003-08-01 00:00:00