Approach to upper respiratory symptoms

A 7-year-old patient presents with a sore throat, fever, tonsillar exudate, and swollen anterior cervical lymph nodes, but no cough. According to the Centor criteria, what is the next step in management?

1: Start empiric treatment with antibiotics.
2: Perform a rapid strep test +/- throat culture and give antibiotics if positive.
3: No additional testing or antibiotics are indicated.
4: Conduct viral testing due to the season.