Treatment of acute pharyngitis in children: an Italian intersociety consensus (SIPPS-SIP-SITIP-FIMP-SIAIP-SIMRI-FIMMG)

• Main Authors: Elena Chiappini (Author), Giovanni Simeone (Author), Marcello Bergamini (Author), Roberta Pellegrino (Author), Alfredo Guarino (Author), Annamaria Staiano (Author), Susanna Esposito (Author), Guido Castelli Gattinara (Author), Andrea Lo Vecchio (Author), Stefania Stefani (Author), Iride Dello Iacono (Author), Immacolata Scotese (Author), Giovanna Tezza (Author), Giulio Dinardo (Author), Simona Riccio (Author), Sofia Pellizzari (Author), Sonia Iavarone (Author), Giulia Lorenzetti (Author), Elisabetta Venturini (Author), Daniele Donà (Author), Luca Pierantoni (Author), Mattia Doria (Author), Silvia Garazzino (Author), Fabio Midulla (Author), Claudio Cricelli (Author), Luigi Terracciano (Author), Annalisa Capuano (Author), Eugenia Bruzzese (Author), Daniele Ghiglioni (Author), Lara Fusani (Author), Eleonora Fusco (Author), Paolo Biasci (Author), Lamberto Reggiani (Author), Luigi Matera (Author), Enrica Mancino (Author), Elisa Barbieri (Author), Antonio D'Avino (Author), Laura Cursi (Author), Maria Giuseppa Sullo (Author), Silvestro Scotti (Author), Gian Luigi Marseglia (Author), Giuseppe Di Mauro (Author), Nicola Principi (Author), Luisa Galli (Author), Maria Carmen Verga (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Sore throat represents one of the main causes of antibiotic overprescription in children. Its management is still a matter of debate, with countries considering streptococcal pharyngotonsillitis a benign and self-limiting condition and others advocating for its antibiotic treatment to preve...