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DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF ACUTE STREPTOCOCCAL PHARYNGITIS IN CHILDREN [PDF]
Acute streptococcal pharyngitis is diagnosed in 15–30% of the patients seeking medical advice for fever and sore throat. The local infection is usually mild/moderate; however, it may result in severe purulent and immunopathological complications. Despite
T. V. Kulichenko
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Pulmonary Renal Syndrome After Streptococcal Pharyngitis
Pulmonary renal syndrome is a class of small vessel vasculitides that are characterized by the dual presentation of diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) and glomerulonephritis.
Gopi Mara-Koosham PhD +3 more
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PREVALENCE OF STREPTOCOCCAL PHARYNGITIS AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN OF POKHARA VALLEY, NEPAL [PDF]
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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Role of clinical findings in diagnosis of streptococcal pharyngitis
Beta-hemolytic streptococci are responsible for suppurative and non-suppurative complications and are potentially highly transmissible. It is a challenge to tell which patients with sore throat have streptococcal pharyngitis and which have viral illness.
Katayoon vahdat +2 more
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Alternative diagnostic method for streptococcal pharyngitis: Breese scoring system
This study was performed to determine the effectiveness of the Breese scoring system for the diagnosis of streptococcal pharyngitis with respect to different age groups.
B Ulukol, A Günlemez, D Aysev, S Cin
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Swift Onset, Swift Recovery: Unusual Nonrheumatic Myocarditis in a Young Adult Post Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis [PDF]
This case report highlights the unusual presentation and management of nonrheumatic myocarditis in a 24-year-old male, an age demographic not commonly associated with myocardial complications following Group A streptococcal pharyngitis.
Andres Rios +4 more
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A Prospective Study of Nonsuppurative Complications of Streptococcal Pharyngitis [PDF]
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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Different antibiotic treatments for group A streptococcal pharyngitis. [PDF]
Background: Antibiotics provide only modest benefit in treating sore throat, although their effectiveness increases in people with positive throat swabs for group A beta-haemolytic streptococci (GABHS).
Hedin K, Thorning S, van Driel ML.
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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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Pharyngitis and tonsillitis are common reasons for seeking medical care. While mostly viral, Streptococcus pyogenescauses 5-20% of adult cases. Non-rheumatic streptococcal myocarditis is a distinct form of myocarditis associated with streptococcal ...
Matic Mihevc
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