Pharyngitis
Conditions
Brief summary
Throat swabbing is an important instrument in the diagnosis of strep pharyngitis and sometimes the main argument for antibiotic treatment. There is no firm knowledge about an appropriate method of the swabbing for receiving maximal sensitivity. We hypothesize that accurate swabbing from the pus will increase the sensitivity of the swabbing as compared to free swabbing. In order to check this hypothesis we will compare two swabs from the same throat. One that will be taken by a physician specifically from the pass and the second will be taken by a nurse as she used to do it. An increase of 10% of positive results will be accepted as a significant advantage.
Interventions
OTHERadditional swabbing
physician swabs patient's throat according to standard rules before referral of the patient to throat swabbing by nurse.
Sponsors
Meir Medical Center
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
3 Years to 45 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* patients with sore throat, classified 2-3 according to Cantor's criteria
Exclusion criteria
* patients on antibiotic treatment * suspected carriers of streptococcus
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| sensitivity of accurate swabbing versus sensitivity of habitual nurses' swabbing | 1 year | Proportion of positive cultures obtained by accurate swabbing will be compared to the proportion of positive cultures obtained by nurses' habitual swabbing (as they do it usually). |
Outcome results
None listed