Pharyngitis screening
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Venkata Sivakrishna Kumar Pulivarthi M.B.B.S [2]
Overview
Routine screening for pharyngitis is not recommended. Testing for etiologic agents of pharyngitis should only be done in symptomatic patients.
Screening
Screening for etiologic agents of pharyngitis should only be done in symptomatic patients especially population at risk. Anyone during the winter months is at risk of pharyngitis, especially those aged 5 to 15 years.