The<unk>  are a set of criteria which may be used to identify the likelihood of a bacterial infection in adult patients complaining of a sore throat. They were developed as a method to quickly diagnose the presence of Group A streptococcal infection or diagnosis of streptococcal pharyngitis in "adult patients who presented to an urban emergency room complaining of a sore throat." The<unk>  are named after Robert M.<unk> , an internist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine.
Centor criteria
Clichy criteria
Kocher criteria
Schumacher criteria
Poser criteria
Seinsheimer classification
ILO Classification
Spiegelberg criteria