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Practice Guideline
. 2012 Nov 15;55(10):e86-102.
doi: 10.1093/cid/cis629. Epub 2012 Sep 9.

Clinical practice guideline for the diagnosis and management of group A streptococcal pharyngitis: 2012 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Stanford T Shulman  1 , Alan L Bisno, Herbert W Clegg, Michael A Gerber, Edward L Kaplan, Grace Lee, Judith M Martin, Chris Van Beneden; Infectious Diseases Society of America
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Practice Guideline

Clinical practice guideline for the diagnosis and management of group A streptococcal pharyngitis: 2012 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Stanford T Shulman et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

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  • Clin Infect Dis. 2014 May;58(10):1496. Dosage error in article text

Abstract

The guideline is intended for use by healthcare providers who care for adult and pediatric patients with group A streptococcal pharyngitis. The guideline updates the 2002 Infectious Diseases Society of America guideline and discusses diagnosis and management, and recommendations are provided regarding antibiotic choices and dosing. Penicillin or amoxicillin remain the treatments of choice, and recommendations are made for the penicillin-allergic patient, which now include clindamycin.

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