Acute sore throat and Fusobacterium necrophorum in primary healthcare: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The main objective of this review was to describe and quantify the association between Fusobacterium necrophorum (FN) and acute sore throat in primary healthcare (PHC).

Methods

In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we searched Scopus and PubMed for case-control studies reporting the prevalence of FN in patients attending primary care for an uncomplicated acute sore throat as well as in healthy controls. Only studies published in English were considered. Publications were not included if they were case studies, or if they included patients prescribed antibiotics before the throat swab, patients with a concurrent malignant disease, on immunosuppression, having an HIV infection, or patients having another acute infection in addition to a sore throat. Inclu

SUBMITTER: Malmberg S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8183226 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature