Analysis of awareness of practical medicinal doctors on diagnosis and treatment of pharyngitis in children

ABSTRACT

Painful throat is the main symptom of pharyngitis and one of the most common reasons to refer to a primary care physician. In 60.0-70.0% of cases acute pharyngitis is caused by viruses, including rhinoviruses, adenoviruses, enteroviruses, coronaviruses and others. More then about 5.0-15.0% of pharyngitis cases in adults and around 20.0-30.0% of cases in children are caused by bacterial infections, among which group A p hemolytic Streptococcus. Among other causative agents of bacterial pharyngitis, group C and group G Streptococcus, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydia pneumoniae and Arcanobacterium haemolyticus are also reported, although much less frequently. Severe group A