Sore throat

Question 1

What is the centor criteria/ FeverPAIN criteria for?

Answer 1

To determine the likelihood that a diagnosis of pharyngitis/ tonsillitis is caused by a bacterial infection (rather than viral)!

Question 2

Name each component of the Centor criteria

Answer 2

Centor criteria

Fever > 38 degree

Tender anterior cervical lymphadenopathy

Absence of a cough

Tonsillar exudate

A diagnosis of a bacterial infection is likely if a person has 3 or 4 out of these 4 criteria

Question 3

Name each component of the FeverPAIN criteria?

Answer 3

Fever > 38 degree C

Purulence (pharyngeal/ tonsillar exudate)

Attending rapidly (3 days or less)

Inflamed tonsils

No cough or coryzal symptoms