Adherence to guidelines for testing and treatment of children with pharyngitis: a retrospective study

Abstract Background Group A streptococcus (GAS) is the most common bacterial etiology of pharyngitis but is difficult to distinguish clinically from viral pharyngitis. There are benefits to early antibacterial treatment of GAS pharyngitis, but administering antibiotics to children with viral pharyng...

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Main Authors: Thea Brennan-Krohn, Al Ozonoff, Thomas J. Sandora
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-018-0988-z