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BMC Pediatrics, 2018 Background Group A streptococcus (GAS) is the most common bacterial etiology of pharyngitis but is difficult to distinguish clinically from viral pharyngitis.
Thea Brennan-Krohn +2 more
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A Prospective Study of Nonsuppurative Complications of Streptococcal Pharyngitis [PDF]
Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2016 Objective: Group A Streptococci (GAS) are the most important bacterial cause of pharyngitis. Antibiotic therapy can be prescribed and failure to treat it is associated with suppurative and nonsuppurative complications.
Mesut Yılmaz +9 more
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Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2022 Streptococcal pharyngitis is mainly caused by Streptococcus pyogenes (GAS), which if left untreated can lead to rheumatic heart disease. The accurate diagnosis of streptococcal pharyngitis is a challenge for clinicians because several symptoms of ...
Sahar Mohajeri +7 more
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Paediatrics: how to manage pharyngitis in an era of increasing antimicrobial resistance
Drugs in Context, 2021 The goal of this narrative review of pharyngitis is to summarize the practical aspects of the management of sore throat in children in high- and middle-income countries. A traditional review of the literature was performed.
Joan L Robinson
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Detection of Streptococcus pyogenes from Throat Swab in Acute Pharyngitis Patients
Althea Medical Journal, 2016 Background: Pharyngitis is an inflammation of throat that may be caused by viral and bacteria. Although Streptococcus pyogenes is only responsible for 5−15% of cases of pharyngitis in adults.
Ibnu Tsabit Maulana +2 more
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Volatile profiling distinguishes Streptococcus pyogenes from other respiratory streptococcal species
mSphere, 2023 Sore throat is one of the most common complaints encountered in the ambulatory clinical setting. Rapid, culture-independent diagnostic techniques that do not rely on pharyngeal swabs would be highly valuable as a point-of-care strategy to guide ...
Amalia Z. Berna +5 more
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PLoS ONE, 2020 BackgroundGroup A streptococcal (GAS) pharyngitis has traditionally been considered the sole precursor of acute rheumatic fever (ARF). Evidence from Australia, however, suggests that GAS skin infections may contribute to the pathogenesis of ARF.
Sarah Pearce +4 more
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Differential diagnosis and effective therapy for sore throat
Медицинский совет, 2021 Sore throat is a common complaint, which can be caused by a typical viral pharyngitis, or it can be rooted in a life-threatening disease such as epiglottitis or inflammation of the cellular spaces in the throat and neck.
A. L. Guseva, M. L. Derbeneva
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PREVALENCE OF STREPTOCOCCAL PHARYNGITIS AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN OF POKHARA VALLEY, NEPAL
Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2003 Group A Beta Haemolytic Streptococcal (GABHS) infections and their sequelae Rheumatic fever (RF) and Glomerulonephritis (GN) have a world wide distribution and pose an important health problem.
Lochana Shrestha +3 more
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