Sökning: "Pharyngotonsillitis"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 7 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Pharyngotonsillitis.
1. Pharyngotonsillitis in primary health care. Aetiology and clinical findings
Sammanfattning : Pharyngotonsillitis, or acute sore throat, is a common reason for attending primary health care and a common reason for antibiotic prescription. Group A Streptococcus (GAS) has long been considered the most important pathogen in pharyngotonsillitis, but a wide array of other bacteria and viruses have also been associated with this condition. LÄS MER
2. Endemic and epidemic Streptococcus pyogenes strains : reservoirs in recurrent pharyngotonsillitis reservoirs in recurrent pharyngotonsillitis reservoirs in recurrent pharyngotonsillitis
Sammanfattning : The bacterium Streptococcus pyogenes is a common human pathogen known to cause bothuncomplicated and severe infections. Epidemics of invasive disease caused by S. pyogenesserotype T1 were seen in the county of Uppsala, Sweden, in 19881989 and 1994. LÄS MER
3. Recurrent Streptococcal Pharyngotonsillitis Studies on etiology and treatment
Sammanfattning : In acute pharyngotonsillitis group A streptococci (GAS) is the etiological agent in 30-50% of cases. Phenoxymethylpenicillin (pcV) is the drug of choice in Sweden. However, the failure rate is as high as 5-25% and further pcV treatment is followed by still higher failure rates. The background of failures remains largely elusive. LÄS MER
4. Studies on group A streptococcal pharyngotonsillitis : diagnostic and therapeutic aspects
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5. Respiratory tract infections in primary care - aspects of diagnosis and treatment
Sammanfattning : Background Primary health care is accountable for most of the antibiotic prescriptions in humans. In Sweden, most of these antibiotics are used for respiratory tract infections, and pharyngotonsillitis (acute sore throat) is the single respiratory tract infection that leads to most antibiotic prescriptions. LÄS MER