BACKGROUND Early recognition of influenza virus infection in hospitalized patients can prevent nosocomial transmission. OBJECTIVE To determine the clinical presentation of influenza in hospitalized patients. DESIGN Case series. Data were collected retrospectively from medical records and included demographic information, comorbidities, clinical symptoms and signs, microbiologic test results...

Sore throat is a very common complaint, accounting for approximately 7.3 million outpatient physician visits each year among children in the United States. Group A streptococcus (GAS) is the most common bacterial cause of sore throat and is responsible for 15% to 36% of cases.1 Estimated total costs attributable to GAS pharyngitis in children and adolescents are $224 million to $539 million ann...

Evidence-Based Answer Compared with placebo, antibiotics can shorten the duration of sore throat symptoms by about 16 hours and can reduce complications. In countries where the absolute rates of complications are higher, antibiotic therapy is more likely to be effective. The effectiveness of antibiotic therapy is greatest in persons with streptococcal pharyngitis. (Strength of Recommendation: A...

1 of 3 DESCRIPTION We describe the case of a 75-year-old man with a history of chronic lymphoid leukaemia stage B in Binet system treated by chemotherapy with chlorambucil and prednisolone. The patient was in complete remission with this treatment for 3 years. When he presented to our department, he complained of two painful and indurated swellings in the right fi fth fi nger and in the right w...

background previous studies showed that shallomin, the active antimicrobial constituent of persian shallot, has a wide range of antibacterial and antifungal properties. objectives the objective of this randomized clinical trial was to evaluate the effectiveness of topical shallomin alcoholic solution in treatment of cold sore. patients and methods a total of 60 volunteers who met the inclusion ...

QUESTION I see many children suffering from sore throat and acute pharyngitis. Some adult studies describe faster pain relief when sore throat is treated with steroids. Would a single dose of a steroid, as an anti-inflammatory agent, provide accelerated pain relief for sore throat in children? ANSWER A single dose of oral dexamethasone (0.6 mg/kg, maximum 10 mg) leads to significantly (P < .0...

Background. Sore throat is very common in general practice and is usually caused by viral infection. Nevertheless, up to 95% of patients may be treated with antibiotics. Previous diagnostic systems have not transferred well from one area to another because of an inability to allow for changing prevalence of streptococcus. Aim. To measure the occurrence rates of symptoms and signs in sore throat...

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BACKGROUND The symptoms of influenza infection in outpatients are well described. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) definition of an influenza-like illness (ILI) includes fever and cough or sore throat. Few data exist on the clinical presentation of influenza in hospitalized patients, which may be distinct from the clinical presentation of influenza in ambulatory patients bec...