Group A streptococcal tonsillopharyngitis burden in a tertiary Turkish hospital
TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.54, sa.5, ss.474-477, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- 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.