title: Clinical features of district hospital paediatric patients with pharyngeal group A streptococci.
abstract: The clinical presentation of district hospital paediatric patients with pharyngeal group A streptococci (GAS) was compared with that of children who were proven negative for GAS. The most significant clinical feature of children 3 y of age or under was cervical lymphadenopathy. In all age groups abdominal pain was as common as sore throat and could be intense enough to mask throat symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Helsinki University, Central Hospital, Jorvi Hospital, Espoo, Finland.
authors.forename: Pirkko
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hossain
authors.forename: Anja
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kostiala
authors.forename: Outi
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Lyytikäinen
authors.forename: Seija
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kurki
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland / Q000453:epidemiology; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000382:microbiology; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D012016:Reference Values; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology