Sore throat is most commonly caused by viruses, but when caused by bacteria, the most important is group A streptococcus (GAS). The aim of these guidelines is to determine optimal treatment for streptococcal sore throat and reasonable indications for tonsillectomy, as well as recommend how to differentiate streptococcal infection for which antibiotics are justified, from numerous other sore thr...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE To delineate the clinical manifestations in different age groups and to define the viral load in patients with Epstein-Barr virus-associated infectious mononucleosis (EBV-associated IM). METHODS We reviewed data on 69 children with EBV-associated IM from November 2001 to October 2005. Clinical features were evaluated among four age groups: <3 years, 3 to 5 years, 6 to 9...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the impact of an educational intervention on judicious antibiotic prescription for upper respiratory diseases in children. METHODS A multicentre before-and-after study was conducted in five major community child healthcentres in Israel. Antibiotic prescription data were collected for all visits of patients aged 3 months to 18 years with a diagnosis of acute otitis media...

INTRODUCTION Respiratory infections are the most common infections in children. The aims of the study were to analyze the use of antibiotics for respiratory infections in the period 2008-2010 in children's population in region of Niš and to estimate the rational use of antibiotics in relation to the recommendations of the National Guidelines for physicians in primary care. MATERIAL AND METHOD...

INTRODUCTION Inappropriate use of antibiotics for upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs), many of which are viral, adds to the burden of antibiotic resistance. Antibiotic resistance is increasing in Streptococcus pneumoniae, responsible for most cases of acute otitis media (AOM) and acute bacterial sinusitis (ABS). METHOD The Infectious Diseases Society of Southern Africa held a multidisc...

In the structure of otolaryngological diseases, chronic tonsillopharyngitis (CTP) is one most common pathologies in adult population (2.84-35%). The problem CTP treatment remains relevant, especially pregnant women, due to diversity microflora and impact on development outcome pregnancy. article touches upon problems protecting reproductive health women. Objective: individual approach course wo...

The aim of this study was to analyze the demographic, clinical and laboratory characteristics and prognoses of children diagnosed with infectious mononucleosis (IM). The demographic features, referral complaints, clinical and laboratory findings, follow-up, and prognoses of 44 patients diagnosed with IM between January 2000 and June 2006 at the Infectious Diseases Department of Hacettepe Univer...

The question of detecting the changes in reactivity after streptococcal infections and before the first rheumatic attack is of great importance from the standpoint of rheumatology. This paper reports the results of our serological investigations after scarlet fever in a two-year follow-up of 31 children. Examinations, using nine laboratory tests, useful in rheumatology as indices of inflammatio...

Primary prevention of acute rheumatic fever is accomplished by proper identification and adequate antibiotic treatment of group A -hemolytic streptococcal (GAS) tonsillopharyngitis. Diagnosis of GAS pharyngitis is best accomplished by combining clinical judgment with diagnostic test results, the criterion standard of which is the throat culture. Penicillin (either oral penicillin V or injectabl...