Influence of a guideline and an additional rapid test for goup A Streptococci on antibiotic prescriptions for patients presenting with sore throat in primary care

Not Applicable

• Conditions: R07.0; J02.0; J03.0; Pain in throat; Streptococcal pharyngitis; Streptococcal tonsillitis

• Registration Number: DRKS00013018
• Lead Sponsor: niversitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein Campus Kiel

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2012-03-30
• Study Start: 2017-11-28
• Results First Posted: 2023-03-20
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 520

Inclusion Criteria

First consultation for sore throat =14 days or (f. ex. in young children) the main signs in the pharynx suggesting an infection
- patient aged = 2 years
- patient moderately or severely affected

Exclusion Criteria

- sore throat, but only light impairment
- other concurrent illness requring antibiotic treatment
- running antibiotic therapy
- (suspected) quinzy
- (suspected) scarlet fever
- history or family history of Acute Rheumatic Fever
- consuming disease or suppression of the immune system
- insufficent knowledge of the German language

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
rate of antibiotic prescriptions for patients with sore throat as documented by GPs in the consultation questionnaire