A client presents to the clinic with reports of a sore throat and pain on swallowing. The addition of what clinical findings is the most reliable predictors to indicate that the sore throat is caused...

A client presents to the clinic with reports of a sore throat and pain on swallowing. The addition of what clinical findings is the most reliable predictors to indicate that the sore throat is caused by Streptococcus pyogenes?

1. Fever, cough, and cervical adenopathy

2. Fever, cough, and beefy red tonsils

3. Fever, beefy red tonsils, and absence of cough

4. Fever, cervical adenopathy, and tonsillar exudate