title: Group A streptococcal tonsillopharyngitis burden in a tertiary Turkish hospital.
abstract: 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.
authors: Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. aslinur@hacettepe.edu.tr
authors: Aslinur
authors: A
authors: Ozkaya-Parlakay
authors: Mutlu
authors: M
authors: Uysal
authors: Ateş
authors: A
authors: Kara
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009017:Morbidity / Q000639:trends; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015996:Survival Rate / Q000639:trends; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents