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The Centor criteria were originally developed for adults. A study published in the British Medical Journal in 2013 looked at whether it could be applied to children aged 2–16. It was a retrospective study (2008–2010) and looked at 441 children who attended a Belgian hospital emergency department and had a throat swab taken.
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
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
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Tonsillitis is a subtype of pharyngitis. [14] ... Modified Centor score Points Probability of Strep Management 1 or less <10%: No antibiotic or culture needed 2: 11 ...
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