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Tonsillitis
Epidemiology
Sore throat accounts for 2.1% of ambulatory visits in the US. [2] Acute tonsillitis is more common in children between the ages of 5 and 15 years. The
prevalence of bacterial tonsillitis, specifically group A beta-hemolytic streptococci (GABHS), is 15% to 30% of children with sore throat and 5% to 15%
of adults with sore throat. [3] [4] [5]
Acute tonsillitis is most commonly seen in winter and early spring in temperate climates, although it may occur at any time of the year. [6]

Referenced Articles

2 National Center for Health Statistics. National ambulatory medical care survey: 1998 summary. July 2000. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/
(last accessed 8 August 2016).[Full Text]
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/ad/ad315.pdf

3 Komaroff AL, Pass TM, Aronson MD, et al. The prediction of streptococcal pharyngitis in adults. J Gen Intern Med. 1986;1:1-7.
[Abstract]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3534166

4 Kaplan EL, Top FH Jr, Dudding BA, et al. Diagnosis of streptococcal pharyngitis: differentiation of active infection from the carrier
state in the symptomatic child. J Infect Dis. 1971;123:490-501.[Abstract]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/5115179

5 Schroeder BM. Diagnosis and management of group A streptococcal pharyngitis. Am Fam Physician. 2003;67:880-884.[Abstract]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12613739
[Full Text]
http://www.aafp.org/afp/2003/0215/p880.html

6 Wald ER, Green MD, Schwartz B, et al. A streptococcal score card revisited. Pediatr Emerg Care. 1998;14:109-111.[Abstract]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9583390

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