TYPES OF MEMBRANOUS PHARYNGITIS.

Pharyngitis

Pharyngitis.

Sore throat is one of the most common reasons for visits to family physicians. While most patients with sore throat have an infectious cause (pharyngitis), fewer than 20 percent have a clear indication for antibiotic therapy (i.e., group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal infection). Useful, well-validated clinical decision rules are available to help family physicians care for patients who present...

Seven-Year Surveillance of emm Types of Pediatric Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis Isolates in Western Greece

BACKGROUND An experimental 26-valent M protein Group A streptococcal (GAS) vaccine has entered clinical studies. Pharyngeal GAS emm type surveillances in different areas and time-periods enhance the understanding of the epidemiology of GAS pharyngitis. Moreover, these surveillances, combined with the data on GAS invasive disease, can play a significant role in the formulation of multivalent typ...

Streptococcus pyogenes emm types and subtypes of isolates from paediatric asymptomatic carriers and children with pharyngitis.

This study determined emm subtypes of Streptococcus pyogenes strains isolated from asymptomatic carriers and children with pharyngitis. All strains were previously investigated for fibronectin-binding genes (prtF1 and prtF2) and antimicrobial susceptibility. The most significant differences between the two groups, which share only 5 of the 14 detected emmsubtypes, concern the presence of the tw...

Gonococcal pharyngitis.

The causative organism of gonorrhoea, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, has a special predilection for columnar epithelium. It is a delicate organism easily destroyed by heat, drying, mild antiseptics, and soap solutions. Transference of infection occurs when moist infective discharges come into contact with susceptible mucous membranes. Although the usual portal of entry of N. gonorrhoeae is the lower ge...