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Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences
School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia
ISSN: 1394-195X
Vol. 25, No. 6, 2018, pp. 6-21
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Bioline Code: mj18077
Full paper language: English
Document type: Review Article
Document available free of charge
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Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences, Vol. 25, No. 6, 2018, pp. 6-21
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Clinical Screening Tools to Diagnose Group A Streptococcal Pharyngotonsillitis in Primary Care Clinics to Improve Prescribing Habits
Muthanna, Abdulrahman; Salim, Hani Syahida; Hamat, Rukman Awang; Shamsuddin, Nurainul Hana & Zakariah, Siti Zulaikha
Abstract
This review highlights the clinical scoring tools used for the management of
acute pharyngotonsillitis in primary care clinics. It will include the prevalence of group A
pharyngotonsillitis among children and adults worldwide and the selective tests employed for
diagnosing group A streptococcal pharyngotonsillitis. Pharyngotonsillitis is one of the common
reasons for visits to primary care clinics worldwide, and physicians tend to prescribe antibiotics
according to the clinical symptoms, which leads to overprescribing antibiotics. This in turn may
lead to serious health impacts and severe reactions and may promote antibiotic resistance. These
significantly add on to the health care costs. The available information from health organisations
and previous studies has indicated the need to manage the diagnosis of pharyngotonsillitis to
improve prescribing habits in primary care clinics.
Keywords
pharyngitis; clinical score; Centor score; Streptococcus pyogenes; antibiotic prescription
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