To earn CME related to this news article, click here. March 10, 2009 — Best practices to diagnose and treat streptococcal pharyngitis in the primary care setting are reviewed in an article published ...

In new guidance, the Infectious Diseases Society of America suggested that clinicians use a scoring system to determine which ...

Medscape: The guideline strongly emphasizes the need to confirm a diagnosis of GAS and not to rely on clinical suspicion. The authors then go on to list the signs and symptoms that suggest a viral or ...

As the temperatures drop and people flock indoors, Covid cases are expected to increase even further. Fortunately, one tell-tale sign could help you identify the infection “early” and curb further ...

When should we treat non-group A streptococcal pharyngitis, e.g., group B, C, or G? —Jeffrey D. Smith, MD, Lubbock, Tex. To be safe, non-group A strep pharyngitis should always be treated. Penicillin ...

New research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham suggests that Fusobacterium necrophorum more often causes severe sore throats in young adults than streptococcus — the cause of the much ...

Diagnostics information services provider Quest Diagnostics Inc.’s DGX Simplexa Group A Strep Direct Kit recently received the FDA 510(k) clearance and Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA ...

As Covid has been mutating since the beginning of the pandemic, new variants continue to emerge. With Omicron BF.7 taking over the spotlight in China and XBB 1.5 in the US, there are various new ...

You may have cobblestone throat if you have inflamed bumps in the back of your throat, often due to viral infections. Try using home remedies like gargling salt water and using a humidifier to ...

Azithromycin (Zithromax, Pfizer) is an interesting antibiotic commonly used in the treatment of common pediatric infections. Recently, readers of Infectious Diseases in Children have inquired about ...

Dublin, June 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Pharyngitis Market: Epidemiology, Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity, and Forecast 2024-2034" report has been added to ...