Key references: Assessment of sore throat

  • Centor RM, Witherspoon JM, Dalton HP, Brody CE, Link K. The diagnosis of strep throat in adults in the emergency room. Med Decis Making 1981;1(3):239-46. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6763125
  • Katzenellenbogen JM, Bond-Smith D, Seth RJ, Dempsey K, Cannon J, Stacey I, et al. Contemporary incidence and prevalence of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in Australia using linked data: the case for policy change. J Am Heart Assoc 2020;9(19):e016851. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32924748
  • National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE). Sore throat (acute): antimicrobial prescribing. NICE guideline [NG84]. Manchester, UK: NICE; 2018. https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng84
  • Oliver J, Malliya Wadu E, Pierse N, Moreland NJ, Williamson DA, Baker MG. Group A Streptococcus pharyngitis and pharyngeal carriage: A meta-analysis. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2018;12(3):e0006335. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29554121
  • Pearce S, Bowen AC, Engel ME, de la Lande M, Barth DD. The incidence of sore throat and group A streptococcal pharyngitis in children at high risk of developing acute rheumatic fever: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One 2020;15(11):e0242107. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33206687
  • Renner B, Mueller CA, Shephard A. Environmental and non-infectious factors in the aetiology of pharyngitis (sore throat). Inflamm Res 2012;61(10):1041-52. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22890476
  • RHDAustralia (ARF/RHD writing group). The 2020 Australian guideline for prevention, diagnosis and management of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease (3rd edition). Darwin, NT: RHD Australia; 2020. https://www.rhdaustralia.org.au/arf-rhd-guideline
  • Shulman ST, Bisno AL, Clegg HW, Gerber MA, Kaplan EL, Lee G, et al. Clinical practice guideline for the diagnosis and management of group A streptococcal pharyngitis: 2012 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Clin Infect Dis 2012;55(10):1279-82. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23091044
  • The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne (RCH). Sore throat [clinical practice guideline]. Melbourne, Australia: RCH; Last updated May 2019. https://www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Sore_throat/