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acute pharyngitis

Known as: Acute pharyngitis, NOS, Pharyngitis Acute, pharyngitis nos acute 
An acute and painful inflammatory process that affects the pharynx. It is usually caused by viruses and less often bacteria. Signs and symptoms… 
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Acute laryngopharyngitis
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Review
2007
Review
2007
Erythema nodosum: a sign of systemic disease.
Erythema nodosum, a painful disorder of the subcutaneous fat, is the most common type of panniculitis. Generally, it is… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Rapid Diagnosis of Pharyngitis Caused by Group A Streptococci
SUMMARY Although commercial rapid antigen detection tests (RADTs) are more expensive than blood agar plate (BAP) cultures, the… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Bacterial replacement therapy: adapting 'germ warfare' to infection prevention.
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Pharyngitis—Principles of Judicious Use of Antimicrobial Agents
Accurate diagnosis of group A streptococcal pharyngitis and appropriate antimicrobial therapy are important, particularly to… 
Review
1996
Review
1996
Acute pharyngitis: etiology and diagnosis.
Acute pharyngitis may be caused by a wide variety of microbial agents (Table 1). The relative importance of each of these agents… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Epidemiologic analysis of group A streptococcal serotypes associated with severe systemic infections, rheumatic fever, or uncomplicated pharyngitis.
More than 1100 group A streptococcal isolates collected in the United States (1988-1990) were examined to document an association… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Penicillin and the marked decrease in morbidity and mortality from rheumatic fever in the United States.
There has been a marked decline in mortality due to rheumatic fever in the United States. We present evidence for the important… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
FAILURE OF PENICILLIN TO ERADICATE GROUP A STREPTOCOCCI DURING AN OUTBREAK OF PHARYNGITIS
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Diagnosis of streptococcal pharyngitis: differentiation of active infection from the carrier state in the symptomatic child.
The finding of group A streptococci in patients with nasopharyngitis may be misleading as to the nature of the current illness… 
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
Group A streptococci, mycoplasmas, and viruses associated with acute pharyngitis.
Methods for identification of bacteria, viruses, and mycoplasmas were used to study pharyngitis in patients from a pediatric… 
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