Prevalence of group c Streptococcus and Fusobacterium necrophorum in patients with sore throat: A meta-analysis

C Marchello, MH Ebell - The Annals of Family Medicine, 2016 - Annals Family Med
PURPOSE The prevalence of Group C beta-hemolytic streptococcus and Fusobacterium
necrophorum among patients with sore throat in the outpatient setting has not been …

Acute sore throat and Fusobacterium necrophorum in primary healthcare: a systematic review and meta-analysis

S Malmberg, S Petrén, R Gunnarsson, K Hedin… - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Purpose The main objective of this review was to describe and quantify the association
between Fusobacterium necrophorum (FN) and acute sore throat in primary healthcare …

Associations Between Findings of Fusobacterium necrophorum or β-Hemolytic Streptococci and Complications in Pharyngotonsillitis—A Registry-Based Study in …

D Nygren, L Wasserstrom, K Holm… - Clinical Infectious …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Most pharyngotonsillitis guidelines focus on the identification of group A
streptococci (GAS), guided by clinical scores determining whom to test with a rapid antigen …

A six-month audit of the isolation of Fusobacterium necrophorum from patients with sore throat in a district general hospital

JA Amess, W O'neill, N Giollariabhaigh… - British journal of …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Fusobacterium necrophorum is an obligate anaerobe believed to be a member of the
normal flora of the human oropharangeal and urogenital tract. It has been associated with …

[HTML][HTML] A 2-year follow-up study of patients with pharyngotonsillitis

J Pallon, M Sundqvist, K Hedin - BMC infectious diseases, 2018 - Springer
Background Longtime follow-up studies on patients with pharyngotonsillitis are rare. We
aimed to describe the patterns of new visits for a sore throat, complications and tonsillectomy …

[HTML][HTML] Association between bacterial finding, antibiotic treatment and clinical course in patients with pharyngotonsillitis: a registry-based study in primary healthcare …

J Pallon, M Sundqvist, M Rööst, K Hedin - BMC infectious diseases, 2021 - Springer
Background The role of non-group A streptococci and Fusobacterium necrophorum in
pharyngotonsillitis has been disputed and few prospective studies have evaluated the effect …

Prevalence of Fusobacterium necrophorum and other upper respiratory tract pathogens isolated from throat swabs

A Batty, MWD Wren - British journal of biomedical science, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
Fusobacterium necrophorum, an anaerobic, Gram-negative rod, has been identified recently
as a significant cause of persistent sore throat syndrome (PSTS). This disease is …

[HTML][HTML] The aetiology of pharyngotonsillitis in adolescents and adults–Fusobacterium necrophorum is commonly found

K Hedin, L Bieber, M Lindh, M Sundqvist - Clinical Microbiology and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Sore throat is common in primary healthcare. Aetiological studies have focused on the
presence of a limited number of pathogens. The aim of the present study was to investigate …

Group C beta hemolytic Streptococci as a potential pathogen in patients presenting with an uncomplicated acute sore throat – a systematic literature review and meta …

RK Gunnarsson, N Manchal - Scandinavian Journal of Primary …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: The pathogenicity of beta-hemolytic Streptococcus group C (GCS) in patients
attending for an uncomplicated acute sore throat is unknown and it was the objective to …

The Clinical Presentation of Fusobacterium-Positive and Streptococcal-Positive Pharyngitis in a University Health Clinic: A Cross-sectional Study

RM Centor, TP Atkinson, AE Ratliff, L Xiao… - Annals of internal …, 2015 - acpjournals.org
Background: Pharyngitis guidelines focus solely on group A β-hemolytic streptococcal
infection. European data suggest that in patients aged 15 to 30 years, Fusobacterium …