Harrison's Manual of Medicine
Chapter 59: Sore Throat, Earache, and Upper Respiratory Symptoms
- URIs are among the leading causes of lost time from work or school.
- Distinguishing pts with primary viral URI from those with primary bacterial URI is difficult since the signs and symptoms are the same.
- URIs are often treated with antibiotics even though bacteria cause only 25% of cases. Inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics for URIs is a leading cause of antibiotic resistance in common community-acquired pathogens such as Streptococcus pneumoniae.
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Kasper, Dennis L., et al., editors. "Chapter 59: Sore Throat, Earache, and Upper Respiratory Symptoms." Harrison's Manual of Medicine, 20th ed., McGraw Hill Inc., 2020. harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623197/all/Chapter_59:_Sore_Throat__Earache__and_Upper_Respiratory_Symptoms.
Chapter 59: Sore Throat, Earache, and Upper Respiratory Symptoms. In: Kasper DLD, Fauci ASA, Hauser SLS, et al, eds. Harrison's Manual of Medicine. McGraw Hill Inc.; 2020. https://harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623197/all/Chapter_59:_Sore_Throat__Earache__and_Upper_Respiratory_Symptoms. Accessed October 10, 2024.
Chapter 59: Sore Throat, Earache, and Upper Respiratory Symptoms. (2020). In Kasper, D. L., Fauci, A. S., Hauser, S. L., Longo, D. L., Jameson, J. L., & Loscalzo, J. (Eds.), Harrison's Manual of Medicine (20th ed.). McGraw Hill Inc.. https://harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623197/all/Chapter_59:_Sore_Throat__Earache__and_Upper_Respiratory_Symptoms
Chapter 59: Sore Throat, Earache, and Upper Respiratory Symptoms [Internet]. In: Kasper DLD, Fauci ASA, Hauser SLS, Longo DLD, Jameson JLJ, Loscalzo JJ, editors. Harrison's Manual of Medicine. McGraw Hill Inc.; 2020. [cited 2024 October 10]. Available from: https://harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623197/all/Chapter_59:_Sore_Throat__Earache__and_Upper_Respiratory_Symptoms.
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