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Need for a clinical decision rule for the management of pharyngitis in Nigeria.

Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics
Pharyngitis is a common reason for presentation in the hospital by children. Although viral aetiology is the commonest, Group A Streptococcus is the most important cause of and reason for antibiotic treatment of pharyngitis.
Sadoh WE, Sadoh AE
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ApuA, a multifunctional x-glucan-degrading enzyme of Streptococcus suis, mediates adhesion to porcine epithelium and mucus [PDF]

, 2010
We have identified apuA in Streptococcus suis, which encodes a bifunctional amylopullulanase with conserved -amylase and pullulanase substrate-binding domains and catalytic motifs.
Ferrando, M.L., Fuentes, S., Greeff, A., de, Smith, H.E., Wells, J.   +4 more
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Potential Hypoglycemic, Hypolipidemic, and Hypouricemic Bioactive Components From Ampelopsis grossedentata Explored by Affinity Ultrafiltration With Three Enzyme Targets

eFood, Volume 7, Issue 2, April 2026.
By integrating bioaffinity ultrafiltration coupled with HPLC‐MS/MS, this study identified quercetin, myricetrin, dihydromyricetin, and taxifolin from Ampelopsis grossedentata as key inhibitors of α‐glucosidase, pancreatic lipase, and xanthine oxidase, highlighting the promising potential of A.
Siyang Mao, Chu Chu, Yanzhi Xiong, Mengjia Xu, Jian Yang, Mingquan Guo   +5 more
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Assessing the Diagnostic Accuracy and Validity of the Mcisaac Modified Centor Score in Predicting Group A Beta Hemolytic Streptococcal Pharyngitis in A Trial to End Antibiotic Abuse in Children

SVU - International Journal of Medical Sciences
Background: Overuse of antibiotics leads to resistance. Pharyngitis is commonly viral but Group A Streptococcus (GAS) as a significant bacterial cause. GAS infections include suppurative and non-suppurative. Centor criteria assess GAS infection.
Usama Taya , Mai Abonewair , Amal Hosni, Alyaa Hassan Abo-Rahma, Nehad Hassan AbdElrhaman   +4 more
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PFAPA syndrome: a review on treatment and outcome. [PDF]

, 2016
The syndrome of periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and cervical adenitis (PFAPA syndrome) is the most common cause of periodic fever in childhood. The current pharmacological treatment includes corticosteroids, which usually are efficacious
Hofer, M., Theodoropoulou, K., Vanoni, F.   +2 more
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Genetic Susceptibility to Rheumatic Heart Disease: A Narrative Literature Review Highlighting Evidence From African Populations and Research Gaps in Sudan

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 4, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) remains a significant public health burden in low‐ and middle‐income countries, particularly in sub‐Saharan Africa. Although socioeconomic factors contribute to disease persistence, genetic susceptibility plays a critical role in determining progression from Group A Streptococcal infection to ...
Hussam Alkhalifamohamed, Waleed M. A. Jebreel, Mohamed Elhassan, Sulafa K. M. Ali   +3 more
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The sore throat: a clinical approach to tonsillopharyngitis

South African Family Practice, 2019
Acute sore throat is a common complaint encountered by medical practitioners and health care workers routinely. The disease is mostly caused by viral infections of the upper respiratory tract and is usually self-limiting. Symptoms rarely exceed two weeks,
A. Marais, M. Leuschner
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Group a streptococcal serotypes isolated from healthy schoolchildren in iran [PDF]

, 2003
Serotypes of group A streptococci are still a major cause of pharyngitis and some post-infectious sequelae such as rheumatic fever. As part of the worldwide effort to clarify the epidemiological pattern of group A streptococci in different countries, the
Fazeli, M.R., Ghaemi, E., Johnson, D.R., Kaplan, E.L., Khodabakhshi, B., Tabarraei, A., Vakili, M.A.   +6 more
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Do physician outcome judgments and judgment biases contribute to inappropriate use of treatments? Study protocol [PDF]

, 2007
Background There are many examples of physicians using treatments inappropriately, despite clear evidence about the circumstances under which the benefits of such treatments outweigh their harms.
Jamie C Brehaut, Roy Poses, Kaveh G Shojania, Alison Lott, Malcolm Man-Son-Hing, Elise Bassin, Jeremy Grimshaw, LC Brown, NJ Pimlott, M Schuster, RM Poses, MR Chassin, EA McGlynn, J Logan, EB Ferlie, G JM, AS Elstein, P VL, P VL, JF Yates, RM Poses, RM Poses, CP Bradley, RM Dawes, DR Berlowitz, JH Samet, KA Shulman, RM Poses, RM Poses, RM Poses, N Weinstein, A Tversky, G Gigerenzer, EJ Langer, ND Weinstein, RM Poses, JC Brehaut, AH Khan, G Olson, S Yusuf, J Lau, JH Gorwitz, BW Karlson, PR Pagley, SH Sial, PL Thompson, RT Tsuyoki, F Van De Werf, EBR Group, WM Feinberg, M Man-Son-Hing, T Buckingham, PA Wolf, RG Hart, RJ Beyth, T Bungard, HJ Chang, J Turnidge, JP Burke, JA Linder, CF Dagnelie, DB Middleton, S Zwart, JA Linder, MA Steinman, L Beisel, A Stromberg, C Carbon, KJ Tack, F Scaglione, RT Bachand, GE Stein, JH Levenstein, O Muller, VS Watkins, RS Dykhuizen, W Shaggner, G DeSantis, JC Brehaut, RM Poses, VE Stone, DA Dillman, TS Field, I Graham, ID Graham, CL Gilliss, L Rabaneck, C Gatsonis, H Goldstein, H Goldstein, D Spiegelhalter, E Brunswik, NJ Castellan Jr., KR Hammond, RS Wigton, TG Tape, OHRI Clinical Epidemiology Unit, FE Harrell Jr., JB Wong, AS Brett, JD Voss, JHP van der Meulen, JW Peabody, TV Jones, MH Chin, GS Cooper, NL Keating, DA Asch, SM Cummings, B Sibbald, PA Ubel   +110 more
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Targeting the Dynamic Susceptibility Window: Time‐Sensitive Photodynamic Synergy With Antibiotics Against Streptococcus spp

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, Volume 58, Issue 4, Page 331-342, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Objective Evaluated the antimicrobial efficacy of curcumin‐mediated photodynamic inactivation (PDI) against both sensitive and resistant strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Streptococcus pyogenes, as well as its potential to enhance antibiotic effects (amoxicillin, ceftriaxone, erythromycin).
Isabella S. Gonçalves, Jennifer M. Soares, Vanderlei S. Bagnato, Kate C. Blanco   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source