Table 3: Comparison to other studies: diagnosis groups.

Diagnosis group This study Other studies 1 Sore throat Sore throat/pharyngitis/tonsillitis (excluding tonsillar hypertrophy) 2 Cough Cough/tracheitis/bronchitis 3 Ear pain Ear pain/otitis media (excluding otitis media with effusion) 4 All patients: Sore throat, cough or ear pain Respiratory tract infection/upper respiratory tract infection with or without otitis media (excluding pneumonia, cystic fibrosis, and tuberculosis)