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Acute pharyngitis is one of the most common illnesses for which patients visit primary care physicians. According to the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, upper respiratory tract infections, including acute pharyngitis, are responsible for 200 visits to a physician per 1000 population annually in the United States¹ — a rate more than double that for any other category of infectious disease. The sore throat, fever, and malaise associated with acute pharyngitis are distressing, but with few exceptions, these illnesses are both benign and self-limited.

Many bacterial and viral organisms are capable of inducing pharyngitis, either as a single manifestation or . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Streptococcal Pharyngitis

Clinical Manifestations

Diagnosis

Therapy

Pharyngitis Due to Non–Group A Streptococci

Diphtheria

Other Bacterial Infections

Viral Infections

Infectious Mononucleosis

Acute Retroviral Syndrome

Other Viruses

Other Infectious Agents

Treatment

Summary

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From the Department of Medicine, University of Miami School of Medicine and Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami.

Address reprint requests to Dr. Bisno at the Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 1201 NW 16th St., Miami, FL 33215.

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