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[Current Streptococcus pyogenes sensitivity responsible for acute tonsillopharyngitis in France].
Presse medicale (Paris, France : 1983) - 19 Jun 2004
Mariani-Kurkdjian P, Doit C, Deforche D, Brahimi N, Francois M, Van den Abbeele T, Bingen E
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Current guidelines recommend that only tonsillopharyngitis due to group A beta-haemolytic streptococcus (GABHS) diagnosed by rapid diagnostic test should be treated with antibiotics. Empirical antibiotic therapy must be based on epidemiological surveillance of resistance of GABHS to antibiotics. The aim of our study was to assess the activity of antimicrobial agents currently recommended for the...
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