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*None | *None because immature immune system not mature enough to develop anti-streptolysin O (ASO) antibodies and acute rheumatic fever<ref>[http://www.emdocs.net/an-understated-myth-strep-throat-rheumatic-fever/ David Cisewski An Understated Myth? Strep Throat & Rheumatic Fever]</ref>. | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:37, 15 March 2023
Rapid Antigen Detection Test Algorithm for Acute Pharyngitis[1]
| Category | Testing and Treatment |
| Clinical features strongly suggesting viral etiology (eg. cough, rhinorrhea, hoarseness, oral ulcers) |
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| <3 years old |
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| CENTOR = 1 |
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| None of the above with CENTOR ≥2 |
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Diagnostic testing or empiric treatment of asymptomatic household contacts of patients with acute streptococcal pharyngitis is not routinely recommended
- ↑ Shulman, et al. Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis: 2012 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2012;55(10):1279–82
- ↑ David Cisewski An Understated Myth? Strep Throat & Rheumatic Fever