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When is throat culture indicated for an adult with pharyngitis?

Publication: Journal of Respiratory Diseases
Publication Date: 01-AUG-08 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: When is throat culture indicated for an adult with pharyngitis?(CLINICAL CONSULTATION: Answers to a reader's question on: Throat cultures for pharyngitis)

Article Excerpt
I have seen conflicting recommendations concerning the use of throat cultures and empirical antibiotic therapy in patients with pharyngitis. When do you consider throat cultures to be indicated? Are your recommendations different for children than for adults?

* The management of pharyngitis in adults has attracted much attention over the past decade. A recent article in the Annals of Family Medicine compared 11 guidelines, finding dramatic disagreements in approach. [1] I suspect that the reason for the conflicting recommendations stems from different experts and expert panels emphasizing different values.

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