Talk:Strep throat
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I think the sources should be cited for this page- how do we know if it's accurate? Emily 00:07, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
Perhaps Web MD Strep Throat page should be cited? It's showing on my browser as http://www.webmd.com/hw/strep_throat/hw54747.asp but this might not be a permenant link. Joncnunn 13:26, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
== Virus? ==:D
"If left untreated, the strep throat virus can lead to post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis, or failure of the kidneys." But, strep isn't a virus, it's a bacteria, according to the rest of the article. --Jsnow 05:01, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
I'm going to go ahead and replace the word "virus" with "bacteria" just to be on the safe side for now. If anyone can shed some light on this, please do so. TuckJ 00:07, 9 March 2006 (UTC)TuckJ 0:06 9 March 2006 (UTC)
- It's certainly a becterium, not a virus. Just an error, thanks for fixing it. 192.116.237.116 15:02, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Rapid test
I had strep throat once, my whole week of spring break. No partying for me. I was stuck at home, sleeping all day long, then I got a nice big penicilling shot in my behind.
"The throat of the patient is swabbed for culture or for a rapid strep test (5 to 10 min) which can be done in the doctor's office." That is, taken and sent to lab for results, or can the general practitioner see the results immediately? Xerai 14:07, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
- I had it last week, and it's immediate. He left with a swab and returned a few minutes later saying the test was positive for strep.
From the article: In the UK, rapid strep testing is not available to general practitioners
- Why not? — Omegatron 19:34, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Questionable statement
The article contains a sentence about a different disease: "Mononucleosis itself, however, can be extremely dangerous if left untreated.". Ah? The Mononucleosis article seems to explain that this is a very common and while it is not pleasant, it is far from "extremely dangerous". Also the article explains the it is a virus, and that no treatment is known. So almost every part of the sentence in this article appears false... 192.116.237.116 15:02, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
- I agree. Treatment for mononucleosis is supportive, and current antivirals apparently make little difference in the course of the illness. Whatever the case, the statement is off topic in an article about strep throat. I'm going to go ahead and delete it since no one has offered a reply to the above post. 71.221.255.155 03:55, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Questionable statement
"In the UK, rapid strep testing is not available to general practitioners and a clinical decision must be made whether to treat while waiting up to 7 days for a swab result to be reported, treat without confirmation from tests, or wait for confirmation. This is criticized for encouraging overuse of antibiotics (see antibiotic resistance)."
Better: "The UK does not have the same tradition of concern about strep throat, and a general practitioner may not understand why a mildly sick patient would visit the surgery instead of using home remedies or over-the-counter drugs."
Reference the NHS Direct website which tries to advise people when they need to visit a paid-for-by-taxes doctor (as opposed to US references on when to visit one who will make money from the visit). http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=343§ionId=7066
Do you really believe that the occasional really sick UK child given unnecessary antibiotics causes more drug resistance than every US schoolchild receiving repeated courses of antibiotics supposed to be taken for 10 days when they are usually better in a couple of days and thus many courses are not completed, potentially leaving resistant bacteria in each such child? Oak 15:30, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
That would be incorrect. You have cited "sore throat", you should look under "streptococcal infections", which states "streptococcal infections are treated with antibiotics". The condition is not something of the sort where one can get better without antibiotics, instead it will "led to serious conditions such as rheumatic fever (infection affecting the heart and joints)". I know quite a bit about the subject; I have been infected three times within the past three and a half months and now my tonsils must come out otherwise another infection may lead to a critical level of antibodies from my immune system resulting in them attacking my heart and joints. Oddly enough, my strep throat cases have largely been atypical, with only a mild sore throat for a day or so and no fever at all, the only clue I had was the pus accumulating on my tonsils. 71.219.93.220 06:14, 23 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Symptoms
The following is taken from the section titled symptoms-- Drinking hot liquids helps. Orange juice and grapefruit juice should not be consumed, because the acids in them may irritate the throat. These two sentences are about treatment and should be moved out of the symptoms section as they have nothing to do with symptoms. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 213.65.230.31 (talk) 15:21, 3 February 2007 (UTC).
