title: Acute pharyngitis, tonsillitis and tonsillectomy.
abstract: Respiratory infections are the most common group of diseases experienced in the community and treated by doctors. Tonsillitis and pharyngitis, sometimes referred to together as acute sore throat, are among the most common of the individual respiratory infections.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000234:Adenoids / Q000473:pathology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001315:Australia; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D014066:Palatine Tonsil / Q000473:pathology; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence; D012621:Seasons; D014068:Tonsillectomy; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents