Tonsillitis
References
Citations
Thuma P (2001). Pharyngitis and tonsillitis. In RA Hoekelman et al., eds., Primary Pediatric Care, 4th ed., pp. 1744–1747. St. Louis: Mosby.
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Van Staaij BK, et al. (2004). Effectiveness of adenotonsillectomy in children with mild symptoms of throat infections or adenotonsillar hypertrophy: Open, randomised control trial. BMJ, 329(7467): 651.
Paradise JL, et al. (2002). Tonsillectomy and adenotonsillectomy for recurrent throat infection in moderately affected children. Pediatrics, 110(1): 7–15.
Other Works Consulted
Baum SG (2005). Adenovirus. In GL Mandell et al., eds., Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, 6th ed., vol. 2, pp. 1835–1841. Philadelphia: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone.
Simon HB (2006). Bacterial infections of the upper respiratory tract. In DC Dale, DD Federman, eds., ACP Medicine, section 7, chap. 19. New York: WebMD.
Snow V, et al. (2001). Principles of appropriate antibiotic use for acute pharyngitis in adults. Annals of Internal Medicine, 134(6): 506–508.
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| Author: | Monica Rhodes | Last Updated: December 10, 2008 |
| Medical Review: | Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics Charles M. Myer, III, MD - Otolaryngology | |
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