title: Causes, diagnosis and treatment of pharyngitis.
abstract: Pharyngitis is the only respiratory tract infection in which microbiologic diagnosis has immediate influence on the treatment decision. Microbiologic diagnosis should always precede antibiotic treatment of pharyngitis to ensure optimal treatment. Penicillin administered for 10 days is still the drug of choice.
authors.affiliation: Antimicrobial Research Laboratory, National Public Health Institute, Turku, Finland.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Huovinen
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003353:Corynebacterium diphtheriae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004165:Diphtheria / Q000175:diagnosis; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010404:Penicillin V / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010406:Penicillins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D010614:Pharynx / Q000382:microbiology; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002511:Cephalosporins; D010406:Penicillins; D004917:Erythromycin; D010404:Penicillin V