Strep Pharyngitis Testing in Toddlers?
Strep pharyngitis testing is common in the ED, but we may be a little excessive in our search for strep pharyngitis in toddlers (< 3 years of age). Let us take a minute to review the guidelines.
Last week we discussed the value of the tried and trusted antibiotic, Penicillin, for pneumonia. In the past we have also mentioned Acute Rheumatic Fever and the management of Strep Pharyngitis. We know that the therapy of choice for Strep Pharyngitis…
We’ve discussed Strep Pharyngitis (12/3/2010) and how in treating it we are primarily focusing on preventing Rheumatic Heart Disease. It is certainly safe to say that we’ve done a great job of reducing…