Abstract
Although not explicit, recommendations in the new edition of Therapeutic Guidelines: Antibiotic have taken a lurch towards an evidence basis. What does this mean, and what is the basis of the recommendation that antibiotics be used for sore throat in very limited circumstances?
MeSH terms
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
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Humans
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Penicillins / therapeutic use
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Pharyngitis / drug therapy*
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Pharyngitis / microbiology
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Practice Guidelines as Topic
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Streptococcal Infections / diagnosis
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Streptococcal Infections / drug therapy
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Streptococcus pyogenes / isolation & purification
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Penicillins