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Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 6(32), p. 686-687, 2013
DOI: 10.1097/inf.0b013e3182868b32
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Accuracy and Interobserver Variation of Three Clinical Decision Rules for the Diagnosis of Streptococcal Pharyngitis.
Journal article published in 2013 by
Dulce Helena Gonçalves Orofino,
Sônia Regina Lambert Passos 
,
Carlos Augusto Ferreira de Andrade,
Daniel Nigri,
Lúcia dos Santos Werneck,
Lucia dos Santos Werneck,
Raquel Carvalhaes de Oliveira,
Yara Hahr Marques Hökerberg
,
Carlos Augusto Ferreira de Andrade,
Daniel Nigri,
Lúcia dos Santos Werneck,
Lucia dos Santos Werneck,
Raquel Carvalhaes de Oliveira,
Yara Hahr Marques Hökerberg
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Abstract
We evaluated the accuracy and interobserver variation of three clinical decision rules for streptoccocal pharyngitis diagnosis. Oropharyngeal swab culture was the reference. The Abu Reesh rule had the highest sensitivity and the WHO rule showed the highest specificity. The interobserver variation of those rules indicates the need for better training of clinicians.