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pharyngitisInflammation and infection (usually bacterial or viral) of the pharynx. Symptoms include pain (sore throat, worse on swallowing), redness, swollen lymph nodes, and fever. Throat culture may be the only way to distinguish infection with streptococcus bacteria (strep throat), which can cause rheumatic fever if not treated in time with antibiotics, from viral infections, which do not respond to antibiotics and require only symptom relief. pharyngitis inflammation of the pharynx How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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NEW YORK - Jarrod Washburn was scratched from his scheduled Game 4 start Sunday because of a high fever and throat infection, something he came down with Saturday night. In patients with a throat infection, PTA can develop despite the administration of broad-spectrum oral antibiotics. Mary Pierce, weakened by a throat infection, lost in the quarterfinals of the Indian Open to Italy's Flavia Pennetta 7-6 (4), 6-3 at Hyderabad, India. |
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