Open AccessAcute exudative tonsillitis in adults: the use of the Centor scoreand some laboratory tests
Author(s) -
Yavuz Furuncuoğlu,
Filiz Sağlam,
Ahmet Kutluhan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
turkish journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1303-6165
pISSN - 1300-0144
DOI - 10.3906/sag-1510-93
Subject(s) - medicine , neutrophilia , tonsillitis , acute tonsillitis , lymphocytopenia , throat , throat culture , streptococcus , surgery , lymphocyte , bacteria , biology , genetics
The aim of our study was to determine the usefulness of the Centor score and some basic laboratory tests (complete blood count and C-reactive protein) for the differential diagnosis of exudative tonsillitis due to Group A β-hemolytic streptococcus (GABHS) or due to non-GABHS agents.
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