Summary

Pharyngitis is one of the most common reasons that people seek medical care. Though diagnostics for pharyngitis may appear simple, the truth is far more complex. In this webinar, we review existing clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pharyngitis along with a deep dive into the pitfalls and opportunities for both traditional and molecular diagnostics.

Learning Objectives

• Compare and contrast current practice guidelines recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of pharyngitis.
• Review the limitations of standard diagnostic methods approaches.
• Discuss the pros and cons of molecular-based approaches for the diagnosis of pharyngitis.

About Presenter

Susan Butler-Wu, Ph.D., D(ABMM), FIDSA
Associate Professor, Clinical Pathology
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Los Angeles, CA, USA

Laboratory Supervisors, Laboratory Directors (and/or Assistant Directors), Laboratory Managers (Supervisory and/or Non-Supervisory), Medical Technologists, Point-of-Care coordinators