Strep Throat (cont.)
IN THIS ARTICLE
- Strep Throat Overview
- Strep Throat Causes
- Strep Throat Symptoms
- When to Seek Medical Care
- Exams and Tests
- Strep Throat Treatment
- Self-Care at Home
- Medications
- Next Steps
- Follow-up
- Prevention
- Outlook
- Multimedia
- Synonyms and Keywords
- Authors and Editors
- Pictures of Anatomy of a Sore Throat - Slideshow
- Viewer Comments: Strep Throat - Length Symptoms Lasted
Authors and Editors
Author: Sat Sharma, MD, FRCPC, FCCP, Program Director, Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Divisions of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Manitoba; Site Coordinator of Respiratory Medicine, St Boniface General Hospital.
Editors: Steven C Gabaeff, MD, FAAEM, Attending Physician, Emergency Medicine, Sutter Amador Hospital, Jackson, CA; Expert Consultant, Medical Board of California, Sacramento, CA; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; Thomas Rebbecchi, MD, FAAEM, Program Director, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Melissa Conrad Stoppler, MD
References: Kohler, C. Acute pharyngitis. In: UpToDate, Rose, BD (Ed), UpToDate, Wellesley, MA, 2005.
Medically Reviewed by: James Gerace, M.D., Board Certified American Board of Internal Medicine with additional certification by the Subspecialty Board of Pulmonary Disease
Last Editorial Review: 3/22/2007
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