Pharyngitis (Sore Throat)

02/01/2004 - "Penicillin V for 10 days is the standard therapy and is effective in the management of GABHS pharyngitis. "
02/01/1989 - "To determine if a single daily dose of penicillin V would be effective in the treatment of group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal (GABHS) pharyngitis, 154 patients with GABHS pharyngitis were randomly assigned to receive 750 mg of penicillin V once daily for ten days or 250 mg of penicillin V three times daily for ten days. "
11/01/1985 - "The results of this and earlier investigations suggest that penicillin V given twice daily is as effective as penicillin V given three times daily for the treatment of GABHS pharyngitis."
10/01/1996 - "A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial was undertaken in patients aged 4-60 years to assess the efficacy of penicillin V on the clinical course and bacteriological response in patients with sore throat in general practice. "
11/01/2001 - "Two randomized, single-blind, multicenter antibiotic efficacy trials in children using recommended doses of either oral penicillin V or intramuscular BPG for treatment of acute-onset pharyngitis associated with isolation of group A streptococci were conducted. "

11/01/2013 - "Sore throat: effective communication delivers improved diagnosis, enhanced self-care and more rational use of antibiotics."
08/01/2009 - "For decisions about going to the doctor to get antibiotics for sore throat, treatment effects presented by a bar graph showing the duration of symptoms helped people make decisions more consistent with their values than treatment effects presented as graphical displays of proportions of people with sore throat following treatment. "
06/01/2012 - "The disease has been almost eradicated in Western countries with the development of living conditions and prevention policies, including primary prevention (treatment of sore throats) and secondary prevention (long term administration of antibiotics). "
07/01/2001 - "Bacteriological and clinical efficacy of various antibiotics used in the treatment of streptococcal pharyngitis in Italy. "
12/01/2014 - "This interview study of sore throat management in a strategically sampled group of Swedish GPs showed that while two-thirds were non-adherent and had a liberal attitude to antibiotics one-third were guideline adherent with a restricted view on antibiotics. "

07/01/1994 - "A review of 65 studies of the use of penicillin for the treatment of streptococcal pharyngitis has shown that bacteriologic failure rates in the period 1980 to 1993 were approximately 12% to 13%, slightly but not significantly greater than during the period 1953 through 1979. "
03/31/2001 - "A recent study concludes that a 7-day penicillin treatment for a sore throat is superior to a 3-day treatment or a placebo, because the symptoms are resolved two days earlier. "
01/01/2004 - "Oral penicillin remains a clinically effective and safe antibiotic for the treatment of streptococcal pharyngitis. "
08/01/1977 - "Although widespread penicillin prophylaxis during outbreaks of group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal pharyngitis will likely prevent transmission of these organisms, prompt treatment of all symptomatic cases may be equally as effective in controlling adult institutional foodborne outbreaks of streptococcal pharyngitis and will likely minimize the number of adverse reactions to penicillin which may be seen."
12/01/2007 - "Penicillin GAS eradication rates were compared using data from 4 large multisite pharyngitis treatment trials (75 clinical sites; 1158 subjects). "

10/01/1991 - "The presence of high azithromycin concentrations in tonsillar tissue suggests that a once-daily regimen over five days or less may be effective in treating tonsillo-pharyngitis."
12/01/2009 - "The azithromycin immediate-release formulation (AZ-IR) provides effective treatment for group A beta-haemolytic streptococcal pharyngitis in adults. "
09/12/1991 - "Azithromycin appears to be a safe and effective alternative treatment for streptococcal pharyngitis in adult outpatients."
01/01/2006 - "Zithromax showed the highest prescription rate (25.5%) and produced a high cure rate (91%) in patients with GABHS pharyngitis."
10/01/2000 - "Short course therapy with cefitbuten versus azithromycin in pediatric streptococcal pharyngitis."

10/01/2012 - "This prospective double-blinded randomized control trial was aimed to determine the efficacy of prophylactic intravenous dexamethasone to reduce the incidence of postoperative sore throat at 1 hour after tracheal extubation. "
11/01/2013 - "In conclusion, prophylactic administration of intravenous dexamethasone is appeared to have efficacy for the management of sore throat in the early post-discharge period following ambulatory laryngeal microsurgery."
10/01/2012 - "Efficacy of intravenous dexamethasone to reduce incidence of postoperative sore throat: A prospective randomized controlled trial."
11/01/2008 - "Clinical efficacy of dexamethasone for acute exudative pharyngitis."
11/01/2007 - "Dexamethasone reduces the severity of postoperative sore throat."

11/01/2005 - "Compared with group air, the alkalinized-lidocaine groups had a significant reduction in sore throat during the 24-h postoperative period (P < 0.0001). "
07/01/2000 - "Lidocaine was also effective in reducing of incidence and severity of sore throat after operation."
11/01/2015 - "In this study, cuff washing, lidocaine gel, and mouth washing before removing laryngeal mask airway were not helpful for sore throat."
11/01/2015 - "In this study, cuff washing, lidocaine gel, and mouth washing before removing laryngeal mask airway were not helpful for sore throat."
01/01/2004 - "We recommend that applications of lidocaine spray to the laryngotracheal area should be avoided to help eliminate unnecessary postoperative sore throat, thereby leading to improvement in patient satisfaction."

11/01/2012 - "Amoxicillin once-daily or twice-daily was equally effective in terms of frequency of recurrence of symptomatic GABHS pharyngitis."
11/01/2012 - "Prospective studies using bacterial eradication as the endpoint have demonstrated that once-daily amoxicillin is as effective as twice-daily amoxicillin for treatment of group A β-hemolytic streptococcal (GABHS) pharyngitis. "
02/01/2001 - "In contrast, once-daily amoxicillin therapy appears to be effective, is inexpensive, and has a narrower spectrum of antimicrobial activity; if these findings are confirmed by additional investigations, it could become an alternative regimen for the treatment of pharyngitis caused by group A beta-hemolytic streptococci."
01/01/2007 - "In addition, the trial showed that amoxicillin PULSYS achieved 85% bacterial eradication in the per-protocol population, in accordance with the FDA's guidance for approval as a first-line therapy for pharyngitis. "
09/01/2006 - "From the data in this large, investigator-blinded, controlled study, once-daily amoxicillin appears to be a suitable regimen for treatment of GAS pharyngitis."

11/01/1991 - "This study evaluated the safety and efficacy of clarithromycin in the treatment of patients with Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal pharyngitis. "
03/01/2014 - "A 37-year-old man was prescribed for pharyngitis clarithromycin 500mg twice a day. "
01/01/2003 - "Clarithromycin extended-release is an effective treatment for AECB, CAP, acute maxillary sinusitis, and pharyngitis (although not approved for the latter in the US), and is administered in a convenient dosage regimen that has the potential to encourage good compliance. "
01/01/2003 - "Recent results indicate that clarithromycin extended-release 500 mg once daily for 5 days is also effective in the treatment of patients with streptococcal pharyngitis/tonsillitis and in the treatment of AECB. "
05/01/2003 - "To report a case of Henoch-Schönlein purpura that appears to be related to the intake of clarithromycin for pharyngitis/tonsillitis. "

12/01/2005 - "Overall, evaluations were performed on 16 studies (Medline/PubMed, keywords "Cefaclor and tonsillo-pharyngitis) which proved eligible (Jadad score > or = 1); twelve out of 16 studies were multicentre ones, only one was a double-blind study. "
01/01/2003 - "Before his visit to our clinic, he had been diagnosed as pharyngitis and treated with cefaclor 750 mg daily for six days. "
01/01/1992 - "Two double-blind, double-dummy, randomized multicentre studies compared the safety and efficacy of 10-day regimens of cefaclor advanced formulation (cefaclor AF) (375 mg twice daily) with cefaclor (250 mg three times daily) in the treatment of proven group A beta-haemolytic streptococcal pharyngitis/tonsillitis. "
01/01/1992 - "Cefaclor AF (375 mg twice daily) is as effective and safe as cefaclor capsules (250 mg three times daily) in the treatment of streptococcal pharyngitis/tonsillitis."
01/01/1992 - "Cefaclor AF in the treatment of streptococcal pharyngitis/tonsillitis."

11/01/1989 - "Treatment with enteric-coated erythromycin appeared to shorten the time until improvement in this group of adults with nonstreptococcal pharyngitis."
11/01/1989 - "This preliminary study evaluated the effectiveness of enteric-coated erythromycin in the treatment of adults with nonstreptococcal pharyngitis. "
11/01/1989 - "The treatment of nonstreptococcal pharyngitis with erythromycin: a preliminary study."
11/01/1985 - "A controlled trial of erythromycin in adults with nonstreptococcal pharyngitis."
10/01/2010 - "The erythromycin resistance rate of GAS isolated from children with acute pharyngitis was significantly lower in 2009 (4.6%) than in 2002 (44.8%). "

11/01/2014 - "Tonsillectomy has much more to offer families and children than an improvement in the numbers of episodes of sore throats and this study could form the basis of a specific quality of life assessment tool."
05/01/2014 - "To perform a comprehensive narrative review of the literature to provide a better understanding of the indications, outcomes, and efficacy of tonsillectomy for recurrent sore throats in children. "
01/01/2012 - "In the RCT ITT analysis, tonsillectomy saved 3.5 sore throats, whereas the as-treated model suggested an average reduction of more than 8 sore throats in 2 years for surgery within 10 weeks of consultation, falling to only 3.5 twelve months later due to the spontaneous improvement in the medical therapy group. "
02/01/2009 - "A review of 100 patients revealed that, following tonsillectomy: their days off work (or school) due to sore throat reduced by 95.3 per cent (from a mean of 27.6 to 1.3 days; confidence intervals 89.7 and 99.6 per cent); their visits to their general practitioner due to sore throat reduced by 95.6 per cent (from a mean of 7.9 to 0.4 visits; confidence intervals 93.8 and 95.1 per cent); and more than 90 per cent reported improved feelings of well-being, general health and energy. "
02/01/2006 - "In addition, patients were asked to indicate the duration of their symptoms and whether or not they found the tonsillectomy effective in curing their sore throats. "

04/01/2014 - "The aim of the study was to identify the risk factors of postoperative sore throats in patients undergoing general anesthesia. "
09/01/2013 - "Postoperative sore throat is one of the most common complications of general anesthesia and intubation with prevalence of 18%-65% in different studies. "
01/01/2013 - "The objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis of published randomized controlled trials (RCTs) or cohort studies was to estimate whether the size of endotracheal tube (ETT) affects the incidence of postoperative sore throat (POST) after general anesthesia. "
03/01/2004 - "The aim of the study was to carry out a large-scale search for the risk factors of postoperative sore throat in patients undergoing endotracheal general anesthesia. "
01/01/2015 - "Postoperative sore throat and other airway morbidities are common and troublesome after endotracheal tube intubation general anesthesia (ETGA). "

10/01/2012 - "[Acupuncture and acupoint injection for 68 cases of chronic pharyngitis]."
06/01/2012 - "It is found that the so called open-the-wind-way-acupuncture includes at least two groups of acupoints on the hand and the head, they are applied respectively for light and severe cases of sore-throat. "
07/01/2004 - "Prevention of postoperative sore throat using capsicum plaster applied at the Korean hand acupuncture point."
01/01/2005 - "[Therapeutic effect of acupoint-injection combined with electroacupuncture on chronic pharyngitis]."
01/01/2005 - "Therapeutic effect of acupoint-injection combined with electroacupuncture on chronic pharyngitis is superior to that of oral administration of medicine."

07/01/2006 - "Each patient complained of sore throat after treatment. "
08/01/1997 - "Follow-up throat culture was obtained by 51% of pediatricians after treatment of recurrent streptococcal pharyngitis. "
01/01/1984 - "The median time to disappearance of patient complaints such as fever, difficulty in swallowing, sore throat, cough and mucus was 3 days in each group and there was a significant reduction from pre-treatment to normal levels in total white cell count and erythrocyte sedimentation rate after treatment. "
01/01/1984 - "Details were recorded daily by patients of subjective complaints such as fever, sore throat and difficulty in swallowing, and objective signs and symptoms of inflammation were assessed by the physician before and after treatment. "
06/03/1988 - "Detailed monitoring identified some side effects in almost all patients: usually fever, headache, light-headedness, myalgia, sore throat, or cough that occurred most prominently 18 to 36 hours after treatment. "

01/01/2005 - "Therapeutic effect of acupoint-injection combined with electroacupuncture on chronic pharyngitis is superior to that of oral administration of medicine."
01/01/2005 - "To compare therapeutic effects of acupoint-injection combined with electroacupuncture and oral administration of medicine on chronic pharyngitis. "
02/01/1993 - "The objective of our study was to characterize the pharmacokinetics of azithromycin after oral administration of multiple doses of suspension to children with streptococcal pharyngitis. "
01/01/2007 - "A 24 year-old man developed an anaphylactic reaction within thirty minutes of an oral administration of penicillin V. He suffered from recurrent streptococal pharyngitis that was usually treated with penicillin V with good tolerance. "
01/12/1956 - " II. A comparison of the efficacy of oral administration of penicillin and intramuscular injection of benzathine penicillin in the treatment of streptococcal pharyngitis."