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. 2023 Oct 11;182(12):5259–5273. doi: 10.1007/s00431-023-05211-w

Table 2.

Clinical scoring systems

Centor score modified according to McIsaac [15] FeverPAIN score [16]
Clinic features Score Clinical features Score
Temperature > 38 °C 1 Fever in the last 24 h 1
Tender anterior cervical adenopathy 1 Purulence (Tonsillar exudates) 1
Tonsillar swelling or exudate 1 Attend rapidly within 3 days due to the severity of symptoms 1
No cough 1 Inflamed tonsils (severe redness and swelling) 1
Age 5–14 years old 1 No cough or coryza 1
Age 15–44 years old 0
Age ≥ 45 years  − 1