Background There is growing evidence supporting the efficacy of shorter courses of
antibiotic therapy for common infections. However, the risks of prolonged antibiotic duration …

The most common bacterial cause of pharyngitis is infection by Group A β-hemolytic
streptococcus (GABHS), commonly known as strep throat. 5–15% of adults and 15–35% of …

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There is a clear need for simple resources to improve the quality of antibiotic prescribing
globally. The AWaRe book was designed as a tool to make the antibiotics section of the …

Importance Antibiotic overuse contributes to adverse drug effects, increased costs, and
antimicrobial resistance. Objective To evaluate peer-comparison audit and feedback to high …

Surgery of the tonsils is still one of the most frequent procedures during childhood. Due to a
series of fatal outcomes after hemorrhage in children in Austria in 2006, the standards and …

Quantitative nuclear magnetic resonance (qNMR) in combination with metrological weighing
is optimised to demonstrate the power of the qNMR measurement method. It is shown that …

Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal (GABHS) infection causes 15% to 30% of sore throats
in children and 5% to 15% in adults, and is more common in the late winter and early spring …

Welcome to the 29th edition of Nelson's Pediatric Antimicrobial Therapy, the third edition
written during the COVID-19 pandemic, which continues to significantly affect our lives and …

The evolution of resistance to antimicrobial chemotherapy is a major and growing cause of
human mortality and morbidity. Comparatively little attention has been paid to how different …