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  2. Centor criteria - Wikipedia

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    The Centor criteria are a set of criteria which may be used to identify the likelihood of a bacterial infection in patients complaining of a sore throat. They were developed as a method to quickly diagnose the presence of Group A streptococcal infection or diagnosis of streptococcal pharyngitis in "adult patients who presented to an urban emergency room complaining of a sore throat."

  3. Tonsillitis - Wikipedia

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    A modified version of the Centor criteria, which modified the original Centor criteria in 1998, is often used to aid in diagnosis. The original Centor criteria had four major criteria but the modified Centor criteria have five. The five major criteria of the modified Centor score are: Presence of tonsillar exudate; Painful neck lymph nodes

  4. Streptococcal pharyngitis - Wikipedia

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    The modified Centor criteria are a set of five criteria; the total score indicates the probability of a streptococcal infection. [13] One point is given for each of the criteria: [13] Absence of a cough; Swollen and tender cervical lymph nodes; Temperature >38.0 °C (100.4 °F) Tonsillar exudate or swelling

  5. Pharyngitis - Wikipedia

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    Strep throat, a bacterial infection, is the cause in about 25% of children and 10% of adults. [2] Uncommon causes include other bacteria such as gonococcus, fungi, irritants such as smoke, allergies, and gastroesophageal reflux disease. [2] [4] Specific testing is not recommended in people who have clear symptoms of a viral infection, such as a ...

  6. Sore throat - Wikipedia

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    Clinicians often also make treatment decisions based on the person's signs and symptoms alone. In the US, approximately two-thirds of adults and half of children with sore throat are diagnosed based on symptoms and do not have testing for the presence of GAS to confirm a bacterial infection. [2]

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  8. Respiratory tract infection - Wikipedia

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    Adults in intensive care units (ICU) have a higher risk of acquiring an RTI. [24] A combination of topical and systematic antibiotics taken prophylactically can prevent infection and improve adults' overall mortality in the ICU for adult patients receiving mechanical ventilation for at least 48 hours, and topical antibiotic prophylaxis probably ...

  9. Peritonsillar abscess - Wikipedia

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    Unlike tonsillitis, which is more common in children, PTA has a more even age spread, from children to adults. Symptoms start appearing two to eight days before the formation of an abscess . A progressively severe sore throat on one side and pain during swallowing ( odynophagia ) usually are the earliest symptoms.