Participatory Medicine: A Home Score for Streptococcal Pharyngitis
Authors: Andrew M. Fine, Victor Nizet, Kenneth D. Mandl
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2014)

Letters18 February 2014Participatory Medicine: A Home Score for Streptococcal PharyngitisAndrew M. Fine, MD, MPH, Victor Nizet, MD, and Kenneth D. Mandl, MD, MPHAndrew M. Fine, MD, MPHFrom Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California; and Boston Children's Hospital, Center for Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School, and Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology, Boston, Massachusetts.Search for more papers by this author, Victor Nizet, MDFrom Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California; and Boston Children's Hospital, Center for Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School, and Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology, Boston, Massachusetts.Search for more papers by this author, and Kenneth D. Mandl, MD, MPHFrom Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California; and Boston Children's Hospital, Center for Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School, and Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology, Boston, Massachusetts.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/L14-5004-2 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE:Drs. Matthys and De Meyere make several excellent points that deserve a wide audience. Recommendations for persons with low home scores should incorporate specific guidance for effective pain control. On a broader level, a greater effort to understand the underlying concerns and expectations of patients during the clinical encounter can mitigate reflexive antibiotic overprescribing.Andrew M. Fine, MD, MPHBoston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical SchoolBoston, MassachusettsVictor Nizet, MDUniversity of California, San DiegoLa Jolla, CaliforniaKenneth D. Mandl, MD, MPHBoston Children's Hospital, Center for Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School, and Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and TechnologyBoston, Massachusetts Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California; and Boston Children's Hospital, Center for Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School, and Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology, Boston, Massachusetts.Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M13-0067. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoParticipatory Medicine: A Home Score for Streptococcal Pharyngitis Enabled by Real-Time Biosurveillance Andrew M. Fine , Victor Nizet , and Kenneth D. Mandl Participatory Medicine: A Home Score for Streptococcal Pharyngitis Jan Matthys and Marc De Meyere Participatory Medicine: A Home Score for Streptococcal Pharyngitis Jan Matthys and Marc De Meyere Metrics Cited ByConversations and connections: improving real-time health data on behalf of public interest 18 February 2014Volume 160, Issue 4Page: 289KeywordsAntibioticsConflicts of interestDisclosureMotivationStreptococcal pharyngitis ePublished: 18 February 2014 Issue Published: 18 February 2014 CopyrightCopyright © 2014 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...