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Prescripción de antibióticos en infecciones respiratorias altas: faringitis, otitis media y sinusitis
Prescription of antibiotics in upper respiratory infections: pharyngitis, otitis media and sinusitis

How to avoid the inappropriate use of antibiotics in upper respiratory tract infections? A position statement from an expert panel

Abstract Introduction: Bacterial resistance burden has increased in the past years, mainly due to inappropriate antibiotic use. Recently it has become an urgent public health concern due to its impact on the prolongation of hospitalization, an increase of total cost of treatment and mortality associated...

Peritonsillar and deep neck infections: a review of 330 cases

Abstract Introduction: Deep neck infections are defined as suppurative infectious processes of deep visceral spaces of the neck. Objective: The aim of this study is to review different factors that may influence peritonsillar and deep neck infections and may play a role as bad prognosis predictors. Me...

Streptococcal acute pharyngitis

Acute pharyngitis/tonsillitis, which is characterized by inflammation of the posterior pharynx and tonsils, is a common disease. Several viruses and bacteria can cause acute pharyngitis; however, Streptococcus pyogenes (also known as Lancefield group A β-hemolytic streptococci) is the only agent tha...

Faringoamigdalitis estreptocóccica
Streptococcal tonsillopharyngitis

Rev. chil. infectol; 17 (supl.1), 2000
Podemos concluir que esquemas abreviados de amoxicilina durante 6 días, cefalosporinas orales (cefadroxilo, cefuroxima, cefixima y cefpodoxima) durante 4 ó 5 días y azitromicina o superiores que el tratamiento clásico de la faringoamigdalitis estreptocóccica con fenoximetil penicilina durante 10 dí...

Consenso sobre el diagnóstico y tratamiento de la faringoamigdalitis estreptocóccica
Consense in the diagnosis and treatment of streptococcal tonsillopharyngitis

Rev. chil. infectol; 16 (3), 1999

Normas de infecciones respiratorias agudas: I.R.A. en el niño menor de cinco años para el primer nivel de atención
Standards for acute respiratory infections: A.R.I. in children under five years of age for the first level of care

Evaluación de eficacia bacteriológica del uso de cefadróxilo en el tratamiento de la faringoamigdalitis estreptocóccica pediátrica
Evaluation of bacteriological efficacy of cefadroxil used in the treatment of pediatric streptococcal pharyngitis

Rev. chil. infectol; 13 (4), 1996
Se trataron 40 pacientes pediátricos, cuyas edades fluctuaron entre 4 y 15 años, durante el período de marzo a octubre de 1995, con el diagnóstico clínico-bacteriológico de faringoamigdalitis estreptococcica. Recibieron cefadroxilo en una dosis diaria de 30 mg por kilo de peso durante 10 días. En ...