ReviewWorld journal of otorhinolaryngology - head and neck surgery2021
The treatment of streptococcal tonsillitis/pharyngitis in young children.
Review in World journal of otorhinolaryngology - head and neck surgery, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Efficacy and safety of 24 antibiotics for group A streptococcal pharyngitis: a network meta-analysis of 64 randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
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- Environmental lead exposure and clinical infectious respiratory disease in a sample of urban and disadvantaged children.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2026Article
- Modelling the Effects of Treatment Failure on the Minor Outbreak Duration for Carrier-Related Infectious Disease.Epidemiologia (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Throat Swab Culture Positivity Rate, Antibiotic Susceptibility Profile, and Associated Risk Factors ofInternational journal of microbiology · 2026Article
- Elucidating the role of group A Streptococcus genomics and pharyngeal microbiota in acute paediatric pharyngitis.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The Role of Physical Examination and Clinical Scores in Distinguishing Streptococcal Colonization from Pharyngitis in Pediatric Patients: Insights from a Common Clinical Scenario.Microorganisms · 2025Article
- Characterization ofMicroorganisms · 2025Article
- Seven-year surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in respiratory pathogens at a Ugandan referral hospital: Emerging trends and stewardship priorities.African journal of thoracic and critical care medicine · 2025Article
- Leading Paediatric Infectious Diseases-Current Trends, Gaps, and Future Prospects in Oral Pharmacotherapeutic Interventions.Pharmaceutics · 2024Review
- Group A Streptococcal Infections in Pediatric Age: Updates about a Re-Emerging Pathogen.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Group A β-hemolytic Streptococcal Pharyngitis: An Updated Review.Current pediatric reviews · 2024Review
- Antibiotic treatment for streptococcal pharyngitis: time for a new approach?Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis · 2023Article
- Streptococcal pharyngitis in a Child, Complicated with a Necrotizing Myositis: Diagnosis, Management and Follow-Up.The American journal of case reports · 2023Article
- Quality of life in children undergoing tonsillectomy: a cross-sectional survey.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2023Article
- Analysis of Tonsil Tissues from Patients Diagnosed with Chronic Tonsillitis-Microbiological Profile, Biofilm-Forming Capacity and Histology.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
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. Antibiotic treatment of streptococcal pharyngitis virtually eliminates the presence of bacteria from the pharynx and thus removes the risk of subsequent rheumatic fever. GAS is spread from person to person via respiratory droplets with a short incubation period of 2∼5 days. GAS pharyngitis peaks in the late winter and early spring months when children are predominately indoors for school and sports. Colonization is also higher in winter months, and while up to 20% of school age children are colonized with GAS in their throat during this time, colonization has not been shown to contribute to the spread of disease. In low- and middle-income countries and other situations in which crowding is common (e.g., schools), outbreaks of pharyngitis are common. GAS pharyngitis can occur at all ages and it is most common in school-aged children with a peak at 7∼8 years of age. Pharyngitis caused by GAS is rare in children <3 years of age and becomes much less common in late adolescence through adulthood.
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