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Streptococcal sore throat with scarlatina

MedGen UID:
575625
•Concept ID:
C0343487
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Disease or Syndrome
SNOMED CT: Streptococcal sore throat with scarlatina (186357007)

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Tonsillitis and Tonsilloliths: Diagnosis and Management.
Smith KL, Hughes R, Myrex P
Am Fam Physician 2023 Jan;107(1):35-41. PMID: 36689967
Clinical management and impact of scarlet fever in the modern era: findings from a cross-sectional study of cases in London, 2018-2019.
Herdman MT, Cordery R, Karo B, Purba AK, Begum L, Lamagni T, Kee C, Balasegaram S, Sriskandan S
BMJ Open 2021 Dec 24;11(12):e057772. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-057772. PMID: 34952887Free PMC Article
Group A streptococcal pharyngitis and immune-mediated complications: from diagnosis to management.
Shulman ST, Tanz RR
Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2010 Feb;8(2):137-50. doi: 10.1586/eri.09.134. PMID: 20109044

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Invasive group A streptococcal disease.
Varughese JA, Katre M, Rai B, Mallick D
BMJ Case Rep 2024 Jan 8;17(1) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2023-254646. PMID: 38191230Free PMC Article
Recrudescence of Scarlet Fever and Its Implications for Dental Professionals.
Matsubara VH, Christoforou J, Samaranayake L
Int Dent J 2023 Jun;73(3):331-336. Epub 2023 Apr 14 doi: 10.1016/j.identj.2023.03.009. PMID: 37062653Free PMC Article
Pathogenesis, epidemiology and control of Group A Streptococcus infection.
Brouwer S, Rivera-Hernandez T, Curren BF, Harbison-Price N, De Oliveira DMP, Jespersen MG, Davies MR, Walker MJ
Nat Rev Microbiol 2023 Jul;21(7):431-447. Epub 2023 Mar 9 doi: 10.1038/s41579-023-00865-7. PMID: 36894668Free PMC Article
Tonsillitis and Tonsilloliths: Diagnosis and Management.
Smith KL, Hughes R, Myrex P
Am Fam Physician 2023 Jan;107(1):35-41. PMID: 36689967
Genome-wide association and HLA region fine-mapping studies identify susceptibility loci for multiple common infections.
Tian C, Hromatka BS, Kiefer AK, Eriksson N, Noble SM, Tung JY, Hinds DA
Nat Commun 2017 Sep 19;8(1):599. doi: 10.1038/s41467-017-00257-5. PMID: 28928442Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Invasive group A streptococcal disease.
Varughese JA, Katre M, Rai B, Mallick D
BMJ Case Rep 2024 Jan 8;17(1) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2023-254646. PMID: 38191230Free PMC Article
Pathogenesis, epidemiology and control of Group A Streptococcus infection.
Brouwer S, Rivera-Hernandez T, Curren BF, Harbison-Price N, De Oliveira DMP, Jespersen MG, Davies MR, Walker MJ
Nat Rev Microbiol 2023 Jul;21(7):431-447. Epub 2023 Mar 9 doi: 10.1038/s41579-023-00865-7. PMID: 36894668Free PMC Article
Tonsillitis and Tonsilloliths: Diagnosis and Management.
Smith KL, Hughes R, Myrex P
Am Fam Physician 2023 Jan;107(1):35-41. PMID: 36689967
Genome-wide association and HLA region fine-mapping studies identify susceptibility loci for multiple common infections.
Tian C, Hromatka BS, Kiefer AK, Eriksson N, Noble SM, Tung JY, Hinds DA
Nat Commun 2017 Sep 19;8(1):599. doi: 10.1038/s41467-017-00257-5. PMID: 28928442Free PMC Article
Tonsillopharyngitis: clinical highlights.
Tewfik TL, Al Garni M
J Otolaryngol 2005 Jun;34 Suppl 1:S45-9. PMID: 16089240

Therapy

Invasive group A streptococcal disease.
Varughese JA, Katre M, Rai B, Mallick D
BMJ Case Rep 2024 Jan 8;17(1) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2023-254646. PMID: 38191230Free PMC Article
Pathogenesis, epidemiology and control of Group A Streptococcus infection.
Brouwer S, Rivera-Hernandez T, Curren BF, Harbison-Price N, De Oliveira DMP, Jespersen MG, Davies MR, Walker MJ
Nat Rev Microbiol 2023 Jul;21(7):431-447. Epub 2023 Mar 9 doi: 10.1038/s41579-023-00865-7. PMID: 36894668Free PMC Article
Tonsillitis and Tonsilloliths: Diagnosis and Management.
Smith KL, Hughes R, Myrex P
Am Fam Physician 2023 Jan;107(1):35-41. PMID: 36689967
Post-streptococcal vasculitis.
Reddy UP, Albini TA, Banta JT, Davis JL
Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2008 Jan-Feb;16(1):35-6. doi: 10.1080/09273940701799163. PMID: 18379940
Streptococcal infections--updated.
Wannamaker LW, Ferrieri P
Dis Mon 1975 Oct:1-40. PMID: 810336

Prognosis

Streptococcal pharyngitis in a Child, Complicated with a Necrotizing Myositis: Diagnosis, Management and Follow-Up.
Pirš B, Kunič T, Alikadič N
Am J Case Rep 2023 Jun 2;24:e939538. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.939538. PMID: 37264568Free PMC Article
Emergence of dominant toxigenic M1T1 Streptococcus pyogenes clone during increased scarlet fever activity in England: a population-based molecular epidemiological study.
Lynskey NN, Jauneikaite E, Li HK, Zhi X, Turner CE, Mosavie M, Pearson M, Asai M, Lobkowicz L, Chow JY, Parkhill J, Lamagni T, Chalker VJ, Sriskandan S
Lancet Infect Dis 2019 Nov;19(11):1209-1218. Epub 2019 Sep 10 doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(19)30446-3. PMID: 31519541Free PMC Article
Group A Streptococcal Infections Are Associated With Increased Risk of Pediatric Neuropsychiatric Disorders: A Taiwanese Population-Based Cohort Study.
Wang HC, Lau CI, Lin CC, Chang A, Kao CH
J Clin Psychiatry 2016 Jul;77(7):e848-54. doi: 10.4088/JCP.14m09728. PMID: 27464318
Scarlet fever: A not so typical exanthematous pharyngotonsillitis (based on 171 cases).
García-Vera C, de Dios Javierre B, Castán Larraz B, Arana Navarro T, Cenarro Guerrero T, Ruiz Pastora R, Sánchez Gimeno J
Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin 2016 Aug-Sep;34(7):422-6. Epub 2015 Nov 14 doi: 10.1016/j.eimc.2015.09.010. PMID: 26585817
Evaluation of a streptococcal pharyngitis score in southern Taiwan.
Shih CT, Lin CC, Lu CC
Pediatr Neonatol 2012 Feb;53(1):49-54. Epub 2012 Jan 17 doi: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2011.11.010. PMID: 22348495

Clinical prediction guides

Group A Streptococcus infections in children and adolescents in the post-COVID-19 era: a regional Italian survey.
Cinicola BL, Sani I, Pulvirenti F, Capponi M, Leone F, Spalice A, Montalbano A, Macari A, Fonte MT, Giampietro PG, Buonsenso D, Zicari AM, Rongai T; Italian Pediatrician Federation (FIMP), Lazio Region
Ital J Pediatr 2024 Sep 16;50(1):177. doi: 10.1186/s13052-024-01750-6. PMID: 39285296Free PMC Article
Tonsillitis and Tonsilloliths: Diagnosis and Management.
Smith KL, Hughes R, Myrex P
Am Fam Physician 2023 Jan;107(1):35-41. PMID: 36689967
A controlled human infection model of Streptococcus pyogenes pharyngitis (CHIVAS-M75): an observational, dose-finding study.
Osowicki J, Azzopardi KI, Fabri L, Frost HR, Rivera-Hernandez T, Neeland MR, Whitcombe AL, Grobler A, Gutman SJ, Baker C, Wong JMF, Lickliter JD, Waddington CS, Pandey M, Schuster T, Cheng AC, Pollard AJ, McCarthy JS, Good MF, Dale JB, Batzloff M, Moreland NJ, Walker MJ, Carapetis JR, Smeesters PR, Steer AC
Lancet Microbe 2021 Jul;2(7):e291-e299. Epub 2021 Apr 15 doi: 10.1016/S2666-5247(20)30240-8. PMID: 35544165
Scarlet fever: A not so typical exanthematous pharyngotonsillitis (based on 171 cases).
García-Vera C, de Dios Javierre B, Castán Larraz B, Arana Navarro T, Cenarro Guerrero T, Ruiz Pastora R, Sánchez Gimeno J
Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin 2016 Aug-Sep;34(7):422-6. Epub 2015 Nov 14 doi: 10.1016/j.eimc.2015.09.010. PMID: 26585817
Evaluation of a streptococcal pharyngitis score in southern Taiwan.
Shih CT, Lin CC, Lu CC
Pediatr Neonatol 2012 Feb;53(1):49-54. Epub 2012 Jan 17 doi: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2011.11.010. PMID: 22348495

Recent systematic reviews

Time to negative throat culture following initiation of antibiotics for pharyngeal group A Streptococcus: a systematic review and meta-analysis up to October 2021 to inform public health control measures.
McGuire E, Li A, Collin SM, Decraene V, Cook M, Padfield S, Sriskandan S, Van Beneden C, Lamagni T, Brown CS
Euro Surveill 2023 Apr;28(15) doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2023.28.15.2200573. PMID: 37052678Free PMC Article

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