Faringoamidalite estreptocócica: comparação entre diagnóstico clínico e microbiológico / Streptococcal pharyngitis: comparison between the clinical and microbiological diagnosis
Pediatria (Säo Paulo)
; 31(2): 94-99, abr.-jun. 2009. tab
Article
in Pt
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RESUMO
Introdução:
Faringoamidalite é queixa frequente nos pronto-socorros pediátricos, com presença do Streptococcus pyogenes em 20 por cento dos casos. Os sinais e sintomas clínicos são insuficientes para diferenciar quadros virais dos bacterianos. Os métodos microbiológicos, teste rápido(TR) e cultura orofaringe(CO) são indispensáveis para diagnóstico e redução de antibióticos...ABSTRACT
Introductions Pharyngitis is a common complaint in the emergency room for children, with the presence of Streptococcus pyogenes in 20 per cent of the cases. The clinical signs and symptoms are insufficient to differentiate viral from bacterial infections. The microbiological methods, rapid test (RT) and oropharynx cultura (OC), are essential for diagnosis and for reducing the use of antibiotics...
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Index:
LILACS
Main subject:
Streptococcal Infections
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Streptococcus
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Pharyngitis
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Tonsillitis
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Language:
Pt
Journal:
Pediatria (Säo Paulo)
Journal subject:
PEDIATRIA
Year:
2009
Type:
Article