Also, are patients that have persistent positive throat cultures following adequate treatment with antibiotics. The patient is clinically well. [pedclerk.bsd.uchicago.edu]

Clinicians should have a mechanism to contact the family and initiate antibiotics if the back-up throat culture is positive. [cdc.gov]

Also may do a rapid strep test which is less sensitive(80-90%) and as specific(95%) as the throat culture. If rapid test is positive treatment may be initiated. [pedclerk.bsd.uchicago.edu]

Twelve demographic and clinical features of patients with positive throat cultures were compared with the features of patients with negative throat cultures. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

RADT results but positive throat culture results. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

” had a positive GABHS throat culture result). [acpjc.org]

A patient with fatal recurrent meningococcal meningitis is described. Detailed complement and immunological investigation revealed a combined deficiency of C8 and anti-meningococcal antibody. An inability to make anti-meningococcal antibody in C8 deficient patients has not been previously reported. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Meningococcemia commonly presents with a petechial rash and a transient macular or papular rash is sometimes present. This report describes a patient with meningococcemia who presented with an atypical erythematous patch over the right hemithorax, petechial rash, and a normal platelet count. The patient was[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

GUPEA Doctoral Theses / Doktorsavhandlingar Doctoral Theses from University of Gothenburg / Doktorsavhandlingar från Göteborgs universitet Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: Title: Invasive haemophilus influenzae infection. Clinical, immunologic and pathogenic aspects Authors: Issue Date: 1998[…] [gupea.ub.gu.se]

Complication rates, treatment, modified Centor score, and bacterial burden in patients with negative RADTs and positive GAS throat cultures were assessed. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

In areas of the world where rheumatic fever is uncommon, a negative rapid strep test is sufficient to rule out the disease.A positive throat culture or RADT in association [en.wikipedia.org]

Thus microbiological evaluation is needed and positive throat culture or rapid antigen detection test are required to establish the diagnosis of streptococcal pharyngitis [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Abstract Three cohorts of Danish male military recruits (n 1069) were studied for pharyngeal meningococcal carriage during 3 months at different seasons: 39-47% of entrants were meningococcal carriers and the carriage rate remained constant over time and season. However, individual changes in the carrier state[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A throat swab culture is positive for gonococcus bacteria. Regular strep throat testing will not pick up gonorrhea. [lutheranhealthcare.org]

If symptoms do not improve, a throat culture should be considered. 31 OTHER INFECTIOUS CAUSES The presence of at least 10 percent atypical lymphocytes supports the diagnosis [aafp.org]

throat culture for GABHS in a population of adults and children. 26 [Evidence level B, observational study] The findings were tonsillar exudates, anterior cervical lymphadenopathy [aafp.org]

throat cultures. [dx.doi.org]

Other studies did not test for throat bacteria. Cultures that are positive for streptococci may include contaminants as well as cases of true infection. [dx.doi.org]

The issue of bacterial involvement is a concern for reviews of bronchitis, sore throats and upper respiratory tract infections. [dx.doi.org]

An asymptomatic carrier state, as evidenced by positive throat culture results obtained on a weekly basis, is not treated with antibiotics. [emedicine.medscape.com]

See Fig. 12 for a blood agar plate of a throat culture showing possible Streptococcus pyogenes. 2. [bio.libretexts.org]

If symptoms recur, the throat should be recultured and another course of treatment should be prescribed, preferably with an oral cephalosporin. [emedicine.medscape.com]