Flu or strep? Rapid tests can mislead

Cleve Clin J Med. 2019 Mar;86(3):161-162. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.86a.18094.

Authors

Burke A Cunha^{1

2}, Nonso Osakwe³

Affiliations

¹ Chief, Infectious Disease Division, NYU Winthrop Hospital, Mineola, NY, USA. burke.cunha@nyuwinthrop.org.
² Professor of Medicine, State University of New York School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY, USA.
³ Infectious Disease Division, NYU Winthrop Hospital, Mineola, NY, USA.

PMID: 30849039
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.86a.18094

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
Ceftriaxone / administration & dosage*
Diagnosis, Differential
Epiglottitis* / diagnosis
Epiglottitis* / microbiology
Epiglottitis* / physiopathology
Epiglottitis* / therapy
Female
Haemophilus Infections / diagnosis*
Haemophilus influenzae / isolation & purification*
Humans
Influenza A virus / isolation & purification
Influenza, Human / diagnosis*
Microbiological Techniques / methods*
Middle Aged
Nasal Cavity / microbiology
Pharynx / microbiology
Streptococcal Infections / diagnosis*
Streptococcus pyogenes / isolation & purification
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Ceftriaxone