Society guideline links: Streptococcal tonsillopharyngitis

Introduction — 

This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.

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Canada

●Choosing Wisely Canada: Don't routinely do a throat swab when children present with a sore throat if they have a cough, rhinitis, or hoarseness as they almost certainly have viral pharyngitis (2023)

●Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS): Practice point on group A streptococcal (GAS) pharyngitis – A practical guide to diagnosis and treatment (2021)

●Choosing Wisely Canada: Don't routinely use antibiotics in adults and children with uncomplicated sore throats (2021)

●CPS: Practice point on invasive group A streptococcal disease – Management and chemoprophylaxis (2019)

United States

●American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Red Book – Group A streptococcal infections (2024)

●Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA): Clinical practice guideline for the diagnosis and management of group A streptococcal pharyngitis, update (ARCHIVED; published 2012)

United Kingdom

●National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE): Diagnostics guidance on rapid tests for group A streptococcal infections in people with a sore throat (2019)

●NICE: Guideline on sore throat (acute) – Antimicrobial prescribing (2018)

●BMJ Rapid Recommendations: A clinical practice guideline on corticosteroids for sore throat (2017)

Australia–New Zealand

●National Heart Foundation of New Zealand (Heart Foundation NZ): Group A streptococcal sore throat management guideline, update (2019)