INTRODUCTION Sore throat is a common complaint in general practice which is more frequent in children. The most frequent pathogenic bacteria associated with this infection is Streptococcus pyogenes. Rapid Antigen Diagnostic Test (RADT) facilitates the rapid identification and consequently prompt treatment of patients, prevents complications, and also reduces the risk of spread of Group A Strept...

Acute dissection of the aorta can be one of the most dramatic of cardiovascular emergencies. Its symptoms can occur abruptly and progress rapidly. Prompt recognition and appropriate intervention is crucial. However, not all aortic dissections present with classic symptoms of abrupt chest, back, or abdominal pain, and the diagnosis may be missed. Aortic dissection presenting as a sore throat is ...

Background: Sore throat after endotracheal intubation during general anesthesia is a common complaint of patients especially in children. Strabismus surgery in one of the common procedures in child patients. The present study investigates the use of intratracheal ketamine administration in reducing sore throat after strabismus surgery. Methods: This study was performed on 60 patients undergoin...

BACKGROUND Tracheal intubation is an essential method of keeping the airway open in patients under general anesthesia. Sore throat is a prevalent complication after endotracheal intubation. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of green tea gargling on sore throat after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). PATIENTS AND METHODS This was a single-blind, randomized ...

BACKGROUND Sore throat is a common complaint in general practice. However, management strategies are not very clear. A better diagnostic procedure is needed to prevent the overuse of antibiotics. AIM To assess the diagnostic value of a rapid streptococcal antigen detection test in addition to four clinical features in patients with sore throat, using throat culture and antibody titres as refe...

OBJECTIVE To identify a possible correlation between teachers vocal intensity and the noise in the classroom, as well as between vocal intensity and the symptoms of vocal tract discomfort before and after classes. METHODS 27 Elementary School I teachers participated in the study. We used the questionnaires "Vocal Production Condition of the Teacher" and "Vocal Tract Discomfort Scale - VTD" wh...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Sore throat and hoarseness rank, besides pain and nausea, among the most frequent subjective complaints after tracheal intubation for general anaesthesia. Our intention was to determine the incidence of postoperative sore throat from a large sample of patients and thus to identify the most important associated factors. METHODS We prospectively followed up 809 adult pa...

As beta-haemolytic streptococci can be cultured in people with and in those without a sore throat, a case-control study was set up in 43 family practices in The Netherlands. The association was tested between the number of colony counts, specific T/M types and exotoxin genes and an acute sore throat. Duplicate throat swabs were taken from 663 sore-throat patients, selected by clinical criteria,...

Introduction: Controversy remains as to the advantages and disadvantages of pharyngeal packing during septorhinoplasty. Our study investigated the effect of pharyngeal packing on postoperative nausea and vomiting and sore throat following this type of surgery or septorhinoplasty.   Materials and Methods: This clinical trial was performed on 90 American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) I or II...