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Table 5 Antibiotic prescriptions according to Centor/McIsaac criteria and RADT results in the GL-RADT-group

From: Influence of a guideline or an additional rapid strep test on antibiotic prescriptions for sore throat: the cluster randomized controlled trial of HALS (Hals und Antibiotika Leitlinien Strategien)

Guideline and targeted rapid antigen detection group (GL-RADT) group: 172 patients

 ≥ 3 Centor or McIsaac criteria

95 patients (55%)

 ≤ 2 Centor or McIsaac criteria

69 patients (40%)

no score documented

8 patients (5%)

RADT

80 patients

no RADT

15 patients

RADT

37 patients

no RADT

32 patients

RADT

2 patients

no RADT

6 patients

 + 

26

-

54

  

 + 

2

-

35

 

 + 

1

-

1

 

AB

no AB

AB

no AB

AB

no

AB

AB

no AB

AB

no AB

AB

no

AB

AB

no AB

AB

no AB

AB

no

AB

26

0

27

27

7

8

2

0

8

27

0

32

1

0

0

1

3

3

65% AB prescription rate

14% AB prescription rate

50% AB prescription rate

  1. AB Antibiotics, + positive RADT result, - negative RADT result