Associations between findings of Fusobacterium necrophorum or beta-hemolytic streptococci and complications in pharyngotonsillitis - a registry-based study in Southern Sweden.
David NygrenLisa WasserstromKarin HolmGustav TorissonPublished in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2022)
Our results indicate F. necrophorum as a relevant pathogen in pharyngotonsillitis, whereas the relevancy of testing for GCS/GGS is questioned. Yet, which patient to test and treat for F. necrophorum remains to be defined.
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