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Sore throat is the most common complaint seen by primary care physicians and pediatricians. The main causes of sore throat are viral or bacterial pharyngitis/tonsillitis, but also laryngitis, acute laryngo-tracheitis, sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, reflux, and lung infections, and sometimes tumors cause symptoms of a sore throat. Viral pharyngitis accounts for the vast majority of patients, only 20–30% of them are due to bacterial infection, most commonly group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus (AGBHS) [1].
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Saat, B., Cingi, C., Scadding, G. (2022). Sore Throat. In: Cingi, C., Arısoy, E.S., Bayar Muluk, N. (eds) Pediatric ENT Infections. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80691-0_20
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