Abstract
The guideline is intended for use by healthcare providers who care for adult and pediatric patients with group A streptococcal pharyngitis. The guideline updates the 2002 Infectious Diseases Society of America guideline and discusses diagnosis and management, and recommendations are provided regarding antibiotic choices and dosing. Penicillin or amoxicillin remain the treatments of choice, and recommendations are made for the penicillin-allergic patient, which now include clindamycin.
Publication types
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Practice Guideline
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / therapeutic use
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
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Carrier State / diagnosis
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Carrier State / drug therapy
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Carrier State / microbiology
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Humans
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Infant
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Pharyngitis / diagnosis*
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Pharyngitis / drug therapy*
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Pharyngitis / microbiology
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Pharynx / microbiology
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Streptococcal Infections / diagnosis*
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Streptococcal Infections / drug therapy*
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Streptococcal Infections / microbiology
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Streptococcus pyogenes / isolation & purification*
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United States
Substances
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Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
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Anti-Bacterial Agents