Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: AB: Acute Bronchitis; AE: Adverse Event; ARS: Acute Rhinosinusitis; ATP: Acute Tonsillopharyngitis; BSS: Bronchitis Severity Scale; CI: Confidence Interval; IMOS: Integrative Medicine Outcome Scale; ISRCTN: International Standard Randomized Controlled Trial Number; MEDLINE: Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online; RTI:...

OBJECTIVE To examine whether penicillin treatment success for group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal tonsillopharyngitis is influenced by patient age, number of days ill prior to initiation of treatment, number of prior episodes, season, total dosage (milligrams per kilogram), and frequency of administration (2 vs 3 times daily). METHODS Four hundred seventy-eight children, adolescents, and you...

We found a 13% macrolide resistance in 3,866 Streptococcus pyogenes isolated from tonsillopharyngitis patients; 59% macrolide-resistant isolates were distributed in 5 clones, suggesting the importance of both resistance gene transfer and clonal dissemination in the spread of these organisms. We also report one of the largest collections of telithromycin-resistant isolates.

BACKGROUND Azithromycin has become a frequent choice for the treatment of group A streptococcal (GAS) tonsillopharyngitis. In this study, our objective was to determine the optimal dose of azithromycin for treatment of GAS tonsillopharyngitis in children and adults by analyzing trials that used different dose regimens. METHODS We performed a meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials that...

Purpose — to study clinical and paraclinical markers of inflammatory activity in acute non-streptococcal streptococcal tonsillopharyngitis children address rational treatment tactics. Materials methods. To achieve this goal, a comprehensive examination 102 with tonsillopharyngitis, which was divided into two groups depending on the isolation beta-hemolytic streptococcus group A during culture s...

BACKGROUND Group A Streptococcus (GAS) causes acute tonsillopharyngitis in children, and approximately 20% of this population are chronic carriers of GAS. Antibacterial therapy has previously been shown to be insufficient at clearing GAS carriage. Bacterial biofilms are a surface-attached bacterial community that is encased in a matrix of extracellular polymeric substances. Biofilms have been s...

BACKGROUND The current diagnostic criteria for pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder associated with group A streptococcal infection (PANDAS) are pediatric onset, neuropsychiatric disorder (obsessive-compulsive disorder [OCD]) and/or tic disorder; abrupt onset and/or episodic course of symptoms; association with group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal (GABHS) infection; and association wi...