Int. J. Infect. Dis. 2020 Jan 20
Prevalence of Group A ß-hemolytic Streptococcal Throat Carriage and Prospective Pilot Surveillance of Streptococcal Sore Throat in Ugandan School Children.
DeWyer A, Scheel A, Webel AR, Longenecker CT, Kamarembo J, Aliku T, Engel ME, Bowen AC, Bwanga F, Hovis I, Chang A, Sarnacki R, Sable C, Dale JB, Carapetis J, Rwebembera J, Okello E, Beaton A
Group A ß-hemolytic streptococcus (GAS), also known as Streptococcus pyogenes, is responsible for an annual 600 million cases of acute pharyngitis glo ...
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Source: PubMed
BJGP Open 2020 Jan 21
The feasibility of measuring calprotectin from a throat swab as a marker of infections caused by group A streptococcus: a case-control feasibility study.
Schofield B, Gregory C, Gal M, Gillespie D, Naik G, Hay A, Francis N
Most people with sore throat do not benefit from antibiotic treatment, but nearly three-quarters of those presenting in primary care are prescribed an ...
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Source: PubMed
Sci Rep
Human antibodies neutralizing diphtheria toxin in vitro and in vivo.
Wenzel EV, Bosnak M, Tierney R, Schubert M, Brown J, Dübel S, Efstratiou A, Sesardic D, Stickings P, Hust M
Diphtheria is an infectious disease caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae. The bacterium primarily infects the throat and upper airways and the produc ...
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Orv Hetil
[Exudative tonsillitis in children. How can we reduce the unnecessary antibiotic consumption?]
Takács A, Szucs D, Terhes G
Introduction: Exudative tonsillitis is a common clinical picture during childhood. The majority of these cases are caused by viruses (Epstein-Barr vir ...
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Open Forum Infect Dis
A Bayesian Spatiotemporal Analysis of Pediatric Group A Streptococcal Infections.
Wang A, Fine AM, Buchanan E, Janko M, Nigrovic LE, Lantos PM
Pharyngitis due to group A Streptococcus (GAS) is a common pediatric infection. Physicians might diagnose GAS pharyngitis more accurately when given b ...
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