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Group A Streptococcus pharyngitis and pharyngeal carriage: A meta-analysis [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018
Antibiotic treatment of Group A Streptococcus (GAS) pharyngitis is important in acute rheumatic fever (ARF) prevention, however clinical guidelines for prescription vary.
Jane Oliver, Nevil Pierse, Nicole J Moreland   +2 more
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General Practitioner’s Practice in Romanian Children with Streptococcal Pharyngitis [PDF]

Medicina
Background and Objectives: A correct diagnosis of beta-hemolytic group A streptococcus (GAS)-pharyngitis allows the prevention of complications and unnecessary use of antibiotics.
Reka Borka Balas, Lorena Elena Meliț, Ancuța Lupu, Boglarka Sandor, Anna Borka Balas, Cristina Oana Mărginean   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Rapid streptococcal pharyngitis testing and antibiotic prescribing before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 2022
Background: Pharyngitis is 1 of the most common conditions leading to inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions. When personal protective equipment (PPE) was at first constrained during the COVID-19 pandemic, Intermountain Healthcare recommended limiting ...
Allan Seibert, Eddie Stenehjem, Anthony Wallin, Park Willis, Kim Brunisholz, Naresh Kumar, Valoree Stanfield, Nora Fino, Daniel Shapiro, Adam Hersh   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Trends in the use of antibiotics for pharyngitis in Saudi Arabia

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2021
Introduction: Pharyngitis is one of the most common diagnoses for antibiotic prescriptions worldwide. Antibiotics should be prescribed for bacterial pharyngitis to reduce its complications.
Rawaa Ibrahim Olwi, Duaa Ibrahim Olwi
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Nationwide survey on the management of pediatric pharyngitis in Italian emergency units

Italian Journal of Pediatrics, 2023
Background Acute pharyngitis is a frequent reason for primary care or emergency unit visits in children. Most available data on pharyngitis management come from primary care studies that demonstrate an underuse of microbiological tests, a tendency to ...
Gregorio P. Milani, Claudio Rosa, Naz Tuzger, Ilaria Alberti, Chiara Ghizzi, Stefania Zampogna, Angela Amigoni, Carlo Agostoni, Diego Peroni, Paola Marchisio, Elena Chiappini, IPSE study group   +11 more
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Distribution of Streptococcal Pharyngitis and Acute Rheumatic Fever, Auckland, New Zealand, 2010–2016

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2020
Group A Streptococcus (GAS) pharyngitis is a key initiator of acute rheumatic fever (ARF). In New Zealand, ARF cases occur more frequently among persons of certain ethnic and socioeconomic groups.
Jane Oliver, Arlo Upton, Susan J. Jack, Nevil Pierse, Deborah A. Williamson, Michael G. Baker   +5 more
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Seasonal variations and risk factors of infection: a multicenter research network study

Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease, 2022
Background: Streptococcus pyogenes , or Group A Streptococcus (GAS), causes acute pharyngitis and necrotizing fasciitis. Seasonal variations in GAS infections are not robustly characterized.
Matthew Kennis, Alex Tagawa, Vanessa M. Kung, Gabrielle Montalbano, Isabella Narvaez, Carlos Franco-Paredes, Lilian Vargas Barahona, Nancy Madinger, Leland Shapiro, Daniel B. Chastain, Andrés F. Henao-Martínez   +10 more
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Role of C Reactive Protein (CRP) and Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) in diagnosis of Pharyngitis in Cirrhotic Patients: A Trial to end of Antibiotics Abuse

SVU - International Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023
Background: Patients with cirrhosis are at high risk for the development of infections, acute pharyngitis is probably the most common infection presented to the everyday clinic. Objectives: To evaluate the role of CRP and ESR, in differentiation between
Heba Ahmed Osman, Nehad Hassan Abd Elrahman, Asmaa Nafady, Amira E. Mohammed   +3 more
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The treatment of streptococcal tonsillitis/pharyngitis in young children

World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 2021
Pharyngitis is common in children, accounting for nearly 12 million visits annually in the United States. Streptococcus pyogenes or group A streptococcus (GAS) is the most common bacterial cause of pharyngitis for which antibiotics are indicated ...
Laura Norton, Angela Myers
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How rare is isolated rheumatic tricuspid valve disease? [PDF]

, 2020
The incidence of rheumatic fever (RF) has markedly decreased in Europe since the beginning of the 20th century due to improved living conditions, early antibiotic therapy in streptococcal pharyngitis, and changes in serotypes of circulating streptococci.
Florescu, Cristina, Istrătoaie, Octavian, Mandia, Roxana, Mustafa, Edme R., Târtea, Georgică C.   +4 more
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