In patients with pharyngitis, point-of-care testing for group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus significantly reduces antibiotic ...

Many people who see a doctor for a sore throat receive prescriptions for antibiotics, but most do not need them, experts say. That's because most sore throats are caused by viruses, which do not ...

With sore throats causes by viruses – against which antibiotics are ineffective – few treatments exist aside from using pain relievers to help soothe immediate symptoms.

LONDON, Nov. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new global study launched during World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW, 18-24 November) shows a high dependence on antibiotics for treating respiratory ...

Most Americans with a sore throat are prescribed antibiotics even though just a fraction stand to benefit from them, a new study shows. Researchers said only about 10 percent of adults with sore ...

Longer courses of antibiotics did not have a significant effect on sore throat outcomes compared with a shorter antibiotic course, and delayed antibiotics had similar benefits to immediate ...

The antibiotic prescribing rate should be about 10 percent for sore throats and nearly zero for acute bronchitis. The sore throat analysis is being published in JAMA Internal Medicine , available ...

Sore throats account for approximately 12 million ... It accounts for 15% of sore throats in adults and up to 30% in children and typically requires antibiotic treatment. My Throat ...

New test for patients with sore throats cuts antibiotic use by nearly a third. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2013 / 11 / 131108102333.htm.

Antibiotic treatments linked to sore throat. When acne gets bad, some people turn to antibiotics to clear it up, but a new study links that treatment to another problem - sore throats.

Doctors often improperly prescribe antibiotics to children complaining of sore throats but could avoid that mistake by administering a simple test for strep throat, a study said.

Many people who see a doctor for a sore throat receive prescriptions for antibiotics, but most do not need them, experts say. That's because most sore throats are caused by viruses, which do not ...