@entity697 is a common upper @entity11127 in @entity1 . The aim of this study is to find the associated microorganisms and determinate whether antibiotics is needed. This study included a total of 416 @entity1 with a diagnosis of @entity697 who were treated in an outpatient clinic In Taipei. Throat swabs for viral and bacterial cultures were taken. Antibiotics were prescribed when @entity2348 was suspected on the initial visit. The prescription was adjusted according to the results of bacterial culture and clinical manifestations on the second visit 3 to 4 days later. The mean age of the @entity1 was 52.9 +/- 36.9 months. A total of 297 potential pathogens were isolated in 242 @entity1 . Viruses were isolated in 123 (29.6%) @entity1 . Bacteria were isolated in 73 (17.5%) @entity1 , whereas group A streptococci were isolated in only 7 (1.7%) @entity1 . Viruses mixed with bacteria were found in 46 (11.1%) @entity1 . The mean age of @entity1 with @entity1800 was lower than those with @entity2348 (47.5 +/- 30.4 vs 62.4 +/- 43.7 months, p = 0.01). There was a longer duration of @entity221 in @entity1 older than 2 years with viral isolates (p < 0.01). Antibiotics were prescribed for @entity697 on the first visit in 43 (10.3%) @entity1 , and on the second visit in 19 (4.6%) @entity1 . In @entity1 with @entity1800 , mixed isolates, or no growth, there was significantly less prescription of antibiotics on the second visit. Given the low isolation rate of significant bacterial pathogens, routine throat cultures and antibiotics are not indicated in @entity1 with @entity697 .

Etiology of XXXX in children: is antibiotic therapy needed?

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['children', 'patients'] @entity697 :: ('MESH:D000208', 'Disease') :: ['acute pharyngitis', 'Acute pharyngitis'] @entity11127 :: ('MESH:D012140', 'Disease') :: ['respiratory tract disease'] @entity2348 :: ('MESH:D001424', 'Disease') :: ['bacterial infections', 'bacterial pharyngitis'] @entity1800 :: ('MESH:D014777', 'Disease') :: ['viral infections', 'viral infection'] @entity221 :: ('MESH:D005334', 'Disease') :: ['fever']
@entity697 :: (MESH:D000208,Disease) :: ['acute pharyngitis']
