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Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 44, 2012 - Issue 12
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In primary health care, never prescribe antibiotics to patients suspected of having an uncomplicated sore throat caused by group A beta-haemolytic streptococci without first confirming the presence of this bacterium

Maria S. GunnarssonResearch and Development Unit, Primary Health Care and Dental Care, Southern Älvsborg County, Region Västra Götaland, Sweden;Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
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Pär-Daniel SundvallResearch and Development Unit, Primary Health Care and Dental Care, Southern Älvsborg County, Region Västra Götaland, Sweden;Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden;Sandared Primary Health Care Centre, Sandared, Sweden
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Ronny GunnarssonResearch and Development Unit, Primary Health Care and Dental Care, Southern Älvsborg County, Region Västra Götaland, Sweden;Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden;Cairns Clinical School, School of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 915-921 | Received 05 Jan 2012, Accepted 31 May 2012, Published online: 25 Jul 2012

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Molla Tadesse, Yohanes Hailu, Sirak Biset, Getachew Ferede & Baye Gelaw. (2023) Prevalence, Antibiotic Susceptibility Profile and Associated Factors of Group A Streptococcal pharyngitis Among Pediatric Patients with Acute Pharyngitis in Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia. Infection and Drug Resistance 16, pages 1637-1648.
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Ronny K. Gunnarsson, Mark Ebell, Robert Centor, Paul Little, Theo Verheij, Morten Lindbæk & Pär-Daniel Sundvall. (2023) Best management of patients with an acute sore throat – a critical analysis of current evidence and a consensus of experts from different countries and traditions. Infectious Diseases 55:6, pages 384-395.
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Karin Rystedt, Katarina Hedin, Mia Tyrstrup, Gunilla Skoog-Ståhlgren, Charlotta Edlund, Christian G. Giske, Ronny Gunnarsson & Pär-Daniel Sundvall. (2023) Agreement between rapid antigen detection test and culture for group A streptococcus in patients recently treated for pharyngotonsillitis - a prospective observational study in primary care. Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care 41:1, pages 91-97.
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Ronny Kent Gunnarsson & Naveen Manchal. (2020) Group C beta hemolytic Streptococci as a potential pathogen in patients presenting with an uncomplicated acute sore throat – a systematic literature review and meta-analysis. Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care 38:2, pages 226-237.
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Desiderio Passali, Veronica Barat, Olga Cadevall, Hugo Miguel Freire, Ignazio Grattagliano, Ioan Gutu, Ralph Mösges & Andrey Pavlysh. (2022) International Delphi-based consensus on the appropriate use and effect of Benzydamine hydrochloride in the treatment of sore throat. BMC Primary Care 23:1.
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Ronny Gunnarsson, Ulrich Orda, Bradley Elliott, Clare Heal & Chris Del Mar. (2022) What is the optimal strategy for managing primary care patients with an uncomplicated acute sore throat? Comparing the consequences of nine different strategies using a compilation of previous studies. BMJ Open 12:4, pages e059069.
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Mohammadreza Heydari, Morteza Mehraeen & Hassan Joulaei. (2020) Over Medication and Waste of Resources in Physicians’ Prescriptions: A Cross Sectional Study in Southwestern Iran. Shiraz E-Medical Journal 21:9.
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Rachel GreerThomas AlthausClare LingDaranee IntralawanSupalert NedsuwanJanjira ThaipadungpanitTri WangrangsimakulChristopher Butler, Nicolas DayYoel Lubell. (2020) Prevalence of Group A Streptococcus in Primary Care Patients and the Utility of C-Reactive Protein and Clinical Scores for Its Identification in Thailand. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 102:2, pages 377-383.
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Shafinaz Shamsuddin, Muhammad Eid Akkawi, Syed Tabish Razi Zaidi, Long Chiau Ming & Mohamed Mansor Manan. (2016) Antimicrobial drug use in primary healthcare clinics: a retrospective evaluation. International Journal of Infectious Diseases 52, pages 16-22.
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Tal Ben-Zvi, Tatyana Chernonog & Tal Avinadav. (2016) A two-state partially observable Markov decision process with three actions. European Journal of Operational Research 254:3, pages 957-967.
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Ulrich Orda, Biswadev Mitra, Sabine Orda, Mark Fitzgerald, Ronny Gunnarsson, Geoff Rofe & Anna Dargan. (2016) Point of care testing for group A streptococci in patients presenting with pharyngitis will improve appropriate antibiotic prescription. Emergency Medicine Australasia 28:2, pages 199-204.
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Ulrich Orda, Ronny Gunnarsson, Sabine Orda, Mark Fitzgerald, Geoff Rofe & Anna Dargan. (2016) Etiologic predictive value of a rapid immunoassay for the detection of group A Streptococcus antigen from throat swabs in patients presenting with a sore throat. International Journal of Infectious Diseases 45, pages 32-35.
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Karen J. Hoare, Erin Ward & Bruce Arroll. (2016) International sore throat guidelines and international medical graduates: a mixed methods systematic review. Journal of Primary Health Care 8:1, pages 20.
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