Monti, Nicolo’
Vitali Rosati, Giovanni
Ravidà, Federica
Malorgio, Emanuela
Gambotto, Silvia
Becherucci, Paolo
Chiappini, Elena
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Baraldi, Lauretta
Bartmann, Uga Margarete
Bolla, Patrizia
Carrozzo, Romeo
Casani, Antonella
Castronuovo, Serenella
Faccini, Cristina
Gamboni, Cosetta
Gandini, Vera
Grezzani, Alessandra
Guarnieri, Marzia
Laino, Daniela
Marzona, Federico
Menardi, Rachele
Moioli, Claudia
Ndongko, Angomeh
Ngalikpima, Caterina Jessica
Palmero, Alessandra
Perin, Claudia
Perone, Vanessa
Pisanello, Lorena
Salvetti, Fabiola
Scarabelli, Maria
Tolu, Maria
Tschumperlin, Brigitte
Funding for this research was provided by:
Istituto Superiore di Sanità (This project was carried out with the financial support of the Italian National Institute of Health – CCM2023)
Article History
Received: 4 May 2026
Accepted: 30 June 2026
First Online: 17 July 2026
Declarations
Conflict of Interest: Nicolo' Monti, Giovanni Vitali Rosati, Federica Ravidà, Emanuela Malorgio, Silvia Gambotto, Paolo Becherucci, Elena Chiappini have nothing to disclose.
Ethical Approval: This study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki. The present study is a low-risk observational study exclusively on anonymized and aggregated clinical data. In all cases, written informed consent was obtained from the caregivers for the use of data related to each episode of pharyngitis. Data collection complied with the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR 2016/679). The study was approved by the SiCupp Scientific Review Board (protocol # SBEASICUPP1902024).