Nya rekommendationer för akut faryngotonsillit kan leda fel. Risk att patienter inte får nödvändig
antibiotikabehandling
Engelsk titel: New recommendations for acute pharyngotonsillitis can cause errors. There is a risk that patients will not receive proper
antibiotic treatment
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Författare:
Eriksson, Britt-Marie
;
Melhus, Åsa
;
Sjölin, Jan
Email: britt-marie.eriksson@akademiska.se
Språk: Swe
Antal referenser: 24
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 14017445
Sammanfattning
Acute pharyngo-tonsillitis is one of the most common reasons for consulting in primary care. Around 1/3 of the infections are bacterial, mostly beta-hemolytic streptococci group A but also group C and G. Recently Fusobacterium necrophorum has been observed as a common pathogen, mainly among individuals aged 16–30 years. Acute pharyngo-tonsillitis may sometimes progress to serious local or generalized complications. In some patients current Swedish guidelines may result in a too restricted use of antibiotics.