RT Book, Section A1 Kozin, Elliott D. A1 Lustig, Lawrence R. A2 Papadakis, Maxine A. A2 McPhee, Stephen J. A2 Rabow, Michael W. A2 McQuaid, Kenneth R. SR Print(0) ID 1193145494 T1 Pharyngitis & Tonsillitis T2 Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2023 YR 2023 FD 2023 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781264687343 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1193145494 RD 2024/10/07 AB ESSENTIALS OF DIAGNOSISCentor criteria for streptococcal pharyngitis: exudate or swelling on tonsils, anterior cervical adenopathy, fever, lack of cough.Goal is to treat group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal infection to prevent subsequent rheumatic fever (rash, arthralgias, myocardtis) and other sequelae (glomerulonephritis, posterior pharyngeal abscess).