Antibiotic treatment for streptococcal pharyngitis: time for a new approach?

Lorenzo Di Sarno; Antonietta Curatola; Valeria Pansini; Anya Caroselli; Antonio Gatto; Antonio Chiaretti

doi:10.23750/abm.v94i6.14928

Antibiotic treatment for streptococcal pharyngitis: time for a new approach?

Authors

Lorenzo Di Sarno Department of Pediatrics. Fondazione Policlinico “A. Gemelli”, IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4837-9297
Antonietta Curatola Department of Pediatrics. Fondazione Policlinico “A. Gemelli”, IRCCS, Rome, Italy https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2430-9876
Valeria Pansini Department of Pediatrics. Fondazione Policlinico “A. Gemelli”, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
Anya Caroselli Department of Pediatrics. Fondazione Policlinico “A. Gemelli”, IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0254-1115
Antonio Gatto Department of Pediatrics. Fondazione Policlinico “A. Gemelli”, IRCCS, Rome, Italy https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8778-9328
Antonio Chiaretti Department of Pediatrics. Fondazione Policlinico “A. Gemelli”, IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v94i6.14928

Keywords:

GAS, antibiotics, pharyngitis

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05-12-2023

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Vol. 94 No. 6 (2023)

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Di Sarno L, Curatola A, Pansini V, Caroselli A, Gatto A, Chiaretti A. Antibiotic treatment for streptococcal pharyngitis: time for a new approach?. Acta Biomed [Internet]. 2023 Dec. 5 [cited 2024 Oct. 4];94(6):e2023219. Available from: https://www.mattioli1885journals.com/index.php/actabiomedica/article/view/14928

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