MODERN DIAGNOSTICS AND TREATMENT OF ACUTE STREPTOCOCCAL PHARYNGITIS AND TONSILLITIS IN CHILDREN AND ADULTS
https://doi.org/10.15690/pf.v10i3.696
Abstract
The article discusses modern principles of diagnostics and treatment of acute streptococcal pharyngitis and tonsillitis in different age groups. It gives recommendations on using an express test for quick and quality diagnostics of infections caused by group A β-hemolytic streptococcus (GABHS) in routine practice. The introduction of recommendations on diagnostic and therapeutic tactics in adult patients into this article allows to resolve issues of managing family cases of GABHS-infection. Adequate conduct of GABHS express tests and rational selection of therapeutic measures at acute pharyngitis and tonsillitis reduces the risk of prescribing ungrounded antimicrobial therapy.
About the Authors
T. V. Kulichenko
Scientific Center of Children’s Health, Moscow
Russian Federation
PhD, head of the emergency pediatrics department with an anesthesiology-resuscitation group at the research institute of preventive pediatrics and medical rehabilitation of the RAMS SCCH
Russian Federation
PhD, head of the emergency pediatrics department with an anesthesiology-resuscitation group at the research institute of preventive pediatrics and medical rehabilitation of the RAMS SCCH
U. S. Patrusheva
Scientific Center of Children’s Health, Moscow
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
A. A. Redina
Scientific Center of Children’s Health, Moscow
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
M. A. Lazareva
Scientific Center of Children’s Health, Moscow
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Kulichenko T.V., Patrusheva U.S., Redina A.A., Lazareva M.A. MODERN DIAGNOSTICS AND TREATMENT OF ACUTE STREPTOCOCCAL PHARYNGITIS AND TONSILLITIS IN CHILDREN AND ADULTS. Pediatric pharmacology. 2013;10(3):38-44. https://doi.org/10.15690/pf.v10i3.696
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