treatment options of streptococcal pharyngitis in infancy

Treatment Options of Streptococcal Pharyngitis in Infancy

Dear Editor, Recently, we read with interest the case report by Sharif et al. entitled “Streptococcal pharyngitis in a two-month-old infant: a case report” published in Jundishapur journal of microbiology (1). Streptococcal pharyngitis, as reported in their manuscript, is rare among children less than 1 year old and there are no clear instructions regarding the treatment of infant patients suff...

[Diagnosis and treatment of streptococcal pharyngitis].

Common signs and symptoms of streptococcal pharyngitis include sore throat, temperature greater than 100.4 degrees F (38 degrees C), tonsillar exudates, and cervical adenopathy. Cough, coryza, and diarrhea are more common with viral pharyngitis. Available diagnostic tests include throat culture and rapid antigen detection testing. Throat culture is considered the diagnostic standard, although t...

Treatment strategies for group A streptococcal pharyngitis.

In the recent, nicely done study by Needham et al. (2) concerning the impact of a rapid group A streptococcal antigen assay on physician usage of appropriate antibiotics, there are two areas of concern. (i) In the abstract, the authors state that if the rapid antigen test alone had guided therapeutic choice, an appropriate course of antibiotics would have been prescribed for 95% of the patients...

Streptococcal pharyngitis: guidelines, treatment issues, and sequelae.

Group A streptococcal pharyngitis

The group A Streptococcus is the most common bacterial cause of pharyngitis. Although most cases of streptococcal pharyngitis are managed by primary care providers, the otolaryngologist is often consulted to assist in the management of patients with persistent sore throat, chronic streptococcal carriage, recurrent streptococcal pharyngitis, or complications of streptococcal infection. This arti...

Streptococcal acute pharyngitis.

Acute pharyngitis/tonsillitis, which is characterized by inflammation of the posterior pharynx and tonsils, is a common disease. Several viruses and bacteria can cause acute pharyngitis; however, Streptococcus pyogenes (also known as Lancefield group A β-hemolytic streptococci) is the only agent that requires an etiologic diagnosis and specific treatment. S. pyogenes is of major clinical import...