New research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham suggests that Fusobacterium necrophorum more often causes severe sore throats in young adults than streptococcus — the cause of the much ...

New research suggests that Fusobacterium necrophorum more often causes severe sore throats in young adults than streptococcus — the cause of the much better known strep throat. The findings, suggest ...

A sore throat in persons aged 15 to 30 years who test negative for strep may indicate a serious infection with Fusobacterium necrophorum, according to findings of a study published in the February 17 ...

(HealthDay News) — Fusobacterium necrophorum is responsible for one in five sore throats in young adults, a new study suggests. The report was published in the Feb. 17 issue of the Annals of Internal ...

" F. necrophorum, which only has been recognized as a potential cause of pharyngitis in adolescents and young adults in the past five years, may cause up to 10 percent of sore throat in those 15-24 ...

During the 11-year study, there were 72 incident cases of Fusobacterium bacteremia. Basic demographic (age, gender, residency) and microbiologic data were available for all cases. Of the ten cases not ...

Fusobacterium necrophorum causes severe sore throats in young adults more often than the notorious streptococcus, suggests a new research from University of Alabama at Birmingham. Fusobacterium ...

A previously healthy 12-year-old girl presented to her family doctor with a 4-day history of sore throat, fever and vomiting, preceded by an apparent cold sore on her right upper lip. Bacterial ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – New analysis from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) suggests that physicians need to re-think their diagnosis and treatment of sore throat, or pharyngitis, in ...