Treatment of acute pharyngitis in children: an Italian intersociety consensus (SIPPS-SIP-SITIP-FIMP-SIAIP-SIMRI-FIMMG)

Autor: Elena Chiappini, Giovanni Simeone, Marcello Bergamini, Roberta Pellegrino, Alfredo Guarino, Annamaria Staiano, Susanna Esposito, Guido Castelli Gattinara, Andrea Lo Vecchio, Stefania Stefani, Iride Dello Iacono, Immacolata Scotese, Giovanna Tezza, Giulio Dinardo, Simona Riccio, Sofia Pellizzari, Sonia Iavarone, Giulia Lorenzetti, Elisabetta Venturini, Daniele Donà, Luca Pierantoni, Mattia Doria, Silvia Garazzino, Fabio Midulla, Claudio Cricelli, Luigi Terracciano, Annalisa Capuano, Eugenia Bruzzese, Daniele Ghiglioni, Lara Fusani, Eleonora Fusco, Paolo Biasci, Lamberto Reggiani, Luigi Matera, Enrica Mancino, Elisa Barbieri, Antonio D’Avino, Laura Cursi, Maria Giuseppa Sullo, Silvestro Scotti, Gian Luigi Marseglia, Giuseppe Di Mauro, Nicola Principi, Luisa Galli, Maria Carmen Verga
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Italian Journal of Pediatrics, Vol 50, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1824-7288
DOI: 10.1186/s13052-024-01789-5
Popis: Abstract Sore throat represents one of the main causes of antibiotic overprescription in children. Its management is still a matter of debate, with countries considering streptococcal pharyngotonsillitis a benign and self-limiting condition and others advocating for its antibiotic treatment to prevent suppurative complications and acute rheumatic fever. Italian paediatricians frequently prescribe antibiotics on a clinical basis regardless of microbiological results. Moreover, broad-spectrum antibiotics are inappropriately prescribed for this condition. In this regard, an intersociety consensus conference was issued to promote the judicious use of antibiotic therapy in paediatric outpatient settings. A systematic review of the literature was performed, and updated recommendations were developed according to the GRADE methodology. Antibiotic treatment with amoxicillin (50 mg/kg/day) for 10 days is recommended in all children with proven streptococcal pharyngitis. Benzathine-penicillin could be prescribed in children with impaired intestinal absorption or inability to tolerate enteral intake and in those at high risk of suppurative complications with low compliance to oral therapy. In children with suspected amoxicillin allergy, third-generation cefalosporins for five days are recommended in low-risk patients, and macrolides are recommended in high-risk ones. Candidates for tonsillectomy due to recurrent pharyngitis could be treated with amoxicillin-clavulanic acid, clindamycin, or combined therapy with amoxicillin plus rifampicin for four days, in an attempt to avoid surgery.
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