title: Pharyngitis. When is aggressive treatment warranted?
abstract: Pharyngitis is one of the most common disorders seen by primary care physicians. Fortunately, most cases resulting from viral or bacterial infection respond well to symptomatic medications or antibiotics. However, aggressive treatment of pharyngitis due to group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus is crucial to avoid complications, such as rheumatic fever and acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2583, USA.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Bonilla
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Bluestone
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001424:Bacterial Infections; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D009181:Mycoses; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D010808:Physical Examination; D014777:Virus Diseases
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents