Friday, February 10, 2017

Rheumatic Fever : GAS Eradication Therapy

  • Patients with Acute Rheumatic Fever are started on antibiotic therapy to eradicate group A Streptococcus (GAS) carriage
  • Treatment should proceed as delineated for management of group A Streptococcus (GAS) pharyngitis, whether or not pharyngitis is present at the time of diagnosis

References:
  1. www.uptodate.com
  2. http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/119/11/1541#T2

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