Etiology of acute pharyngitis in children: Is antibiotic therapy needed?

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 26-30

  Chi, Hsin ^a,b   Chiu, Nan Chang ^a,b   Li, Wen Chen ^a   Huang, Fu Yuan ^a  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Mackay Junior School of Nursing   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute pharyngitis; Antibiotics; Children

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADENOVIRUS; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COXSACKIE VIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; FEMALE; FEVER; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HAEMOPHILUS PARAINFLUENZAE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHARYNGITIS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TAIWAN; THROAT CULTURE; VIRUS CULTURE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PHARYNGITIS; VIRUS DISEASES; VIRUSES;

EID: 0037355183     PISSN: 02532662     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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