Roberta Pellegrino, Edoardo Timitilli, Maria Carmen Verga, Alfredo Guarino, Iride Dello Iacono, Immacolata Scotese, Giovanna Tezza, Giulio Dinardo, Simona Riccio, Sofia Pellizzari, Sonia Iavarone, Giulia Lorenzetti, Giovanni Simeone, Marcello Bergamini, Daniele Donà, Luca Pierantoni, Silvia Garazzino, Susanna Esposito, Elisabetta Venturini, Guido Castelli Gattinara, Andrea Lo Vecchio, Gian Luigi Marseglia, Giuseppe Di Mauro, Nicola Principi, Luisa Galli, Elena Chiappini
This study aims to provide a comparison of the current recommendations about the management of acute pharyngitis. A literature search was conducted from January 2009 to 2023. Documents reporting recommendations on the management of acute pharyngitis were included, pertinent data were extracted, and a descriptive comparison of the different recommendations was performed. The quality of guidelines was assessed through the AGREE II instrument. Nineteen guidelines were included, and an overall moderate quality was found...
October 11, 2023: European Journal of Pediatrics