Causes of Acute Pharyngitis
• 200 visits per year per 1000 people
- i.e. 400 visits/year for a PCP with a panel of 2,000 pts
- 11 million diagnoses a year
Viral Causes of Acute Pharyngitis:
• Rhinovirus (20%)
• Coronavirus (>5%)
• Adenovirus (5%) - conjunctiva
• HSV 1/2 (4%) — gingivitis/stomatitis
• Parainfluenza (2%) - croup
• Influenza (2%)
• <1%: coxsackievirus A (herpangina), EBV, CMV, HIV-1
Bacterial Causes of Acute Pharyngitis:
• Group A beta-hemolytic strep (5-15%)
• Group C & G beta-hemolytic strep (5%)
• <1%: Neisseria gonorrhea, Corynebacteria diptheriae, arcanobacterium haemolyticum, chlamydia pneumoniae, mycoplasrna pneumoniae
- BWH Medicine Chiefs @BrighamChiefs
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