Group A streptococcal throat infection - To treat or not to treat?

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 434-436

  Barash, Judith ^a,b  

^a KAPLAN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PLACEBO;

ANAPHYLACTOID PURPURA; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTHRITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE DURATION; FEVER; GROUP A STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION; HUMAN; PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS; POSTSTREPTOCOCCAL REACTIVE ARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC FEVER; SORE THROAT; STREPTOCOCCAL PHARYNGITIS; THROAT CULTURE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

CHILD; HUMANS; PENICILLINS; PHARYNGITIS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 59149093768     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.01177.x     Document Type: Review

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