Lower threshold for rapid antigen detection testing in patients with sore throats would reduce antibiotic use

MeSH terms

• Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage*
• Antigens, Bacterial / blood*
• Female
• Humans
• Male
• Patient Satisfaction
• Patient Selection
• Pharyngitis / diagnosis
• Pharyngitis / drug therapy
• Pharyngitis / microbiology*
• Practice Guidelines as Topic
• Practice Patterns, Physicians'*
• Primary Health Care*
• Streptococcal Infections / diagnosis
• Streptococcal Infections / drug therapy*
• Streptococcal Infections / microbiology
• Streptococcus pyogenes / immunology
• Streptococcus pyogenes / isolation & purification*
• Time Factors