Group A streptococcal tonsillopharyngitis burden in a tertiary Turkish hospital

Ozkaya-Parlakay A., Uysal M., KARA A.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.54, sa.5, ss.474-477, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 54 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.474-477
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: group A beta hemolytic streptococcus, burden, tonsillopharyngitis, child
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Acute tonsillopharyngitis is a very common upper respiratory tract infection and might cause serious morbidity and even mortality if not handled properly. Although the etiologic agent is mostly viral, group A beta hemolytic streptococcus is the most important bacterial agent, with a frequency of 15-30% in the pediatric age group. In this article, as the social burden for this infection is notable and almost one-third of costs are estimated to be non-medical, we applied a questionnaire to the parents of 100 proven group A tonsillopharyngitis patients to describe the social cost of this infection.