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Case Reports
. 1999 Jul 17;319(7203):173-4.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7203.173.

Evidence based case report. Sore throat: diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas

A Graham  1 , T Fahey
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Evidence based case report. Sore throat: diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas

A Graham et al. BMJ. .
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Group A β haemolytic streptococcus bacteria are the most common cause of sore throat. But is the use of throat swabs and antibiotics always appropriate?
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