The Centor Score (Modified) for Strep Pharyngitis Estimates probability that pharyngitis is streptococcal, and suggests management course.
PharyngitisGroup A streptococcal infectionsPediatricsBackground: Clinicians use the Modified Centor Score (MCS) to estimate the risk of group A streptococcal (GAS) pharyngitis in children with sore throat. The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) recommends neither testing nor treating patients ...
On multivariate analysis, one-unit increase in age in months (OR = 0.97; 95% CI: 0.97–0.98) and weight for height z-score (OR = 0.76; 95% CI: 0.72–0.79) had a protective effect.Young age and undernutrition (low weight for height/length) in children are significant independent risk ...