Chan A M W, Au W W Y, Chao D V K, Choi K, Choi K W, Choi S M Y, Chow Y, Fan C Y M, Ho P L, Hui E M T, Kwong K H, Kwong B Y S, Lam T P, Lam E T K, Lau K W, Lui L, Ng K H L, Wong M C S, Wong T Y, Yeung C F, You J H S, Yung R W H
Hong Kong College of Family Physicians, Hong Kong.
Infection Control Branch, Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health, Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Med J. 2019 Feb;25(1):58-63. doi: 10.12809/hkmj187544. Epub 2019 Jan 31.
The Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health has convened the Advisory Group on Antibiotic Stewardship Programme in Primary Care (the Advisory Group) to formulate guidance notes and strategies for optimising judicious use of antibiotics and enhancing the Antibiotic Stewardship Programme in Primary Care. Acute pharyngitis is one of the most common conditions among out-patients in primary care in Hong Kong. Practical recommendations on the diagnosis and antibiotic treatment of acute streptococcal pharyngitis are made by the Advisory Group based on the best available clinical evidence, local prevalence of pathogens and associated antibiotic susceptibility profiles, and common local practice.
