BACKGROUND Clinical prediction rules do not incorporate real-time incidence data to adjust estimates of disease risk in symptomatic patients. OBJECTIVE To measure the value of integrating local incidence data into a clinical decision rule for diagnosing group A streptococcal (GAS) pharyngitis in patients aged 15 years or older. DESIGN Retrospective analysis of clinical and biosurveillance p...

We conducted a cross-sectional study from September 2001 to August 2003 during which children between 2 and 12 years of age presenting with complaint of sore throat were recruited from urban pediatric clinics in Brazil, Croatia, Egypt and Latvia. The objective of the study was to compare clinical signs and symptoms of children presenting to urban pediatric clinics with sore throat in and betwee...

Pharyngitis is defined as inflammation in the back wall of nose and mouth cavity. Mobile technologies have received an increasing amount attention recent global epidemic due to their advantage pre-diagnosis diseases that show respiratory symptoms such pharyngitis. In this study, we propose a custom-designed Android application offers pharyngitis detection based on artificial intelligence using ...

Many pathogens colonize different anatomical sites, but the selective pressures contributing to survival in the diverse niches are poorly understood. Group A Streptococcus (GAS) is a human-adapted bacterium that causes a range of infections. Much effort has been expended to dissect the molecular basis of invasive (sterile-site) infections, but little is known about the genomes of strains causin...

BACKGROUND Acute pharyngitis is frequently seen in primary care. Acute viral pharyngitis may be easily misdiagnosed as acute bacterial pharyngitis. Laboratory-confirmed diagnosis of respiratory viruses is recommended. The purpose of this study was to compare the sensitivities among oropharyngeal swab (OPS), nasopharyngeal swab (NPS), and nasal wash (NW) in adults with acute pharyngitis. METHO...

BACKGROUND Consensus guidelines recommend against testing or treating adults at low risk for group A streptococcal (GAS) pharyngitis. OBJECTIVE To help patients decide when to visit a clinician for the evaluation of sore throat. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING A national chain of retail health clinics. PATIENTS 71 776 patients aged 15 years or older with pharyngitis who visit...

OBJECTIVE To determine the evidence for efficacy of tonsillectomy in reducing the incidence of recurrent pharyngitis. DATA SOURCES Literature databases consisting of PUBMED, SCOPUS, CINHAL AND OVID EMBASE including all languages. REVIEW METHODS Literature search of database by 2 authors with structured criteria using an online database. Selected studies evaluated with meta-analysis. RESUL...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com [1]. Streptococcal pharyngitis is most significant disease, and its peak incidence occurs in children, these infections impose the economic burden on the society [2]. The symptoms of streptococcal pharyngitis include a sore throat, pain in swallowing, fever, swollen, and tender lymph nodes in the neck and fatigue [3]. S. pharyngitis oftenly results ...