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- From: rind@binoc.bih.harvard.edu (David Rind)
- Newsgroups: sci.med
- Subject: Re: Strep Throat
- Message-ID: <2317@hsdndev.UUCP>
- Date: 28 Dec 92 01:04:17 GMT
- References: <1992Dec14.222759.21149@unlv.edu> <135@ky3b.UUCP> <1992Dec25.044247.2681@newshub.ccs.yorku.ca>
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- Organization: Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston Mass., USA
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- In article <1992Dec25.044247.2681@newshub.ccs.yorku.ca>
- wc4209@writer.yorku.ca (Irene Berkovich) writes:
- >There are certain features of a cold/sore throat which can help
- >differentiate strep throat from viral infections.
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- Generally, even in an adult who has all the predictive features of
- strep, Group A strep is only present in about half the cases.
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- >To be absolutely certain though, a throat culture is needed.
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- It's worth remembering the sensitivity of throat cultures is not
- 100%. Most experts feel that in people with a high likelihood
- of strep (such as the 50% likelihood in adults with fever,
- lymphadenopathy, and exudates) it makes sense to treat for strep
- no matter what the throat culture shows.
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- David Rind
- rind@binoc.bih.harvard.edu
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