[Alimentary outbreak of streptococcal angina].
The authors describe an outbreak of alimentary angina occurring at one of the large enterprises of Perm in April, 1975--185 persons fell ill in the course of 3 days. The diagnosis of follicular angina was made in 61.6, of lacunar--in 38.4% of cases. Mild course was noted in 63.9, moderately severe--in 31.4, and severe--in 4.7% of cases. All these patients catered at the same place and ate sour cream. Hemolytic streptococcus was isolated in bacteriological examination of the nasopharyngeal mucus in 39 to 51 patients examined, as well as of the cook and confectioner of the catering establishment.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D005516:Food Microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009093:Mucus / Q000382:microbiology; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014586:USSR
Alimentarnaia vspyshka streptokokkovykh angin.