Table 1.
Characteristics of Selected Guidelines on Acute Sore Throat
| Country (+ code) | Organization Responsible for Guideline Development | Web Sites of the Selected Guidelines | Title in English | Year of Publication (No. of Pages) | Levels of Evidence or Grades of Recommendation |
| Belgium (BE01)44 | Scientific Organisation of Flemish GPs, WVVH | http://www.health.fgov.be/antibiotics/ | Acute Sore Throat: Guidelines for Good Clinical Practice | 1999 (11) | No |
| The Netherlands (NL02)45 | Dutch College of General Practitioners, NHG | http://nhg.artsennet.nl | Standard Acute Sore Throat | 1999 (8) | No |
| France (FR03)46 | Agence du Médicament | http://agmed.sante.gouv.fr | Antibiotic Therapy by General Way in General Practice: ENT Infections | 1999 (8) | Yes |
| Finland47 (FI04) | Duodecim | http://www.guideline.gov | Sore Throat and Tonsillitis | 2001 (4) | Yes |
| England48 (E05) | National Health Service, PRODIGY | www.prodigy.nhs.uk | Acute Sore Throat | 2004 (9) | Yes |
| Scotland49 (SC06) | Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) | www.sign.ac.uk | Management of Sore Throat and Indications for Tonsillectomy | 1999 (24) | Yes |
| Canada50 (CA07) | Canadian Medical Association (CMA) | http://www.hlth.gov.bc.ca | Diagnosis and Management of Sore Throat | 2001 (4) | No |
| United States51 (US08) | Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI) | www.guideline.gov | Acute Pharyngitis | 2005 (33) | Yes |
| United States52 (US09) | Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) | www.guideline.gov | Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis | 2002 (13) | Yes |
| United States53 (US10) | American College of Physicians & American Society of Internal Medicine-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (ACP/ASIM) | www.guideline.gov | Principles of Appropriate Antibiotic Use for Acute Pharyngitis in Adults (+ Background) | 2001 (12) | Yes |