Faringoamidalite estreptocócica: comparação entre diagnóstico clínico e microbiológico

Introducao: Faringoamidalite e queixa frequente nos pronto-socorros pediatricos, com presenca do Streptococcus pyogenes em 20 por cento dos casos. Os sinais e sintomas clinicos sao insuficientes para diferenciar quadros virais dos bacterianos. Os metodos microbiologicos, teste rapido(TR) e cultura orofaringe(CO) sao indispensaveis para diagnostico e reducao de antibioticos...(AU) Introductions: Pharyngitis is a common complaint in the emergency room for children, with the presence of Streptococcus pyogenes in 20 per cent of the cases. The clinical signs and symptoms are insufficient to differentiate viral from bacterial infections. The microbiological methods, rapid test (RT) and oropharynx cultura (OC), are essential for diagnosis and for reducing the use of antibiotics...(AU)