title: Clinical practice guideline for the diagnosis and management of group A streptococcal pharyngitis: 2012 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
abstract: The guideline is intended for use by healthcare providers who care for adult and pediatric patients with group A streptococcal pharyngitis. The guideline updates the 2002 Infectious Diseases Society of America guideline and discusses diagnosis and management, and recommendations are provided regarding antibiotic choices and dosing. Penicillin or amoxicillin remain the treatments of choice, and recommendations are made for the penicillin-allergic patient, which now include clindamycin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. sshulman@northwestern.edu
authors.forename: Stanford T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Shulman
authors.forename: Alan L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Bisno
authors.forename: Herbert W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Clegg
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Gerber
authors.forename: Edward L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.forename: Grace
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Judith M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Van Beneden
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002353:Carrier State / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D010614:Pharynx / Q000382:microbiology; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents