Centor criteria for antiobiotic therapy of tonsillopharyngitis
Fever
No coughing
Painful cervical lymph nodes
Tonsils with covering
Age 3-14 years
Age 15-44 years
Age > 45 years
Centor Score :
Probability of streptococcal infection :
Recommended therapy :
References :
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Choby BA (March 2009). "Diagnosis and treatment of streptococcal pharyngitis". Am Fam Physician 79 (5): 383–90. PMID 19275067