Table 2 Clinical Score for GABSH pharyngitis.
From: Update on the management of acute pharyngitis in children
Reference | Clinical signs and symptoms | Sensibility (%) | Specificity (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
[37] | Recent exposure to GABHS, pharyngeal exudate, enlarged or tender cervical nodes, fever | 55 | 74 |
[38] | Season, age, white cells count, fever, absence of cough, enlarged cervical nodes, tonsillar exudate or swelling | 68 | 85 |
[39] | Swollen and tender anterior cervical nodes, tonsillar exudate | 84 | 40 |
[40] | Fever, cervical nodes enlargement, tonsillar exudate or swelling or hypertrophy, Absence of cough | 63 | 67 |
[41] | Season, age, fever, enlarged cervical nodes, tonsillar exudate or swelling or hypertrophy, absence of cough or rhinitis or conjunctivitis | 22 | 93 |
[42] | Tonsillar hypertrophy, enlarged cervical nodes, absence of rhinitis, scarlet fever rash | 18 | 97 |