title: [Epidemiologic aspects of group A betahemolytic streptococcus infections in Galaţi County between 1990 and 2000].
abstract: The infections caused by group A betahemolytic streptococcus represent a major problem of community health, worldwide and in Romania, too. Between 1990-2000, in the Galati County, scarlet fever registered values of morbidity with a yearly variability between 8.2 and 54.1 cases/100,000 inhabitants. Angina, although underrated, reached values of 30-80%ooo, followed by erysipelas with an incidence of 80-100%ooo. The socio-economical impact was partially highlighted by assessing the dynamics of hospitalizations which registered values from 363.86 to 527.14%ooo inhabitants. To the previous, the costs of bacteriological investigations were added. For example, 60-80% of cases of angina were positive.
authors.affiliation: Direcţia de Sănătate Publică a judeţului Galaţi, Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie Gr.T. Popa Iaşi, Facultatea de Medicină.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chiriţă
authors.forename: Doina
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Azoicăi
authors.forename: Liliana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Iliescu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ivan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004886:Erysipelas / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008875:Middle Aged; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D012383:Romania / Q000453:epidemiology; D012541:Scarlet Fever / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification*