Positive Rate of Tests for Group a Streptococcus and Viral Features in Children with Acute Pharyngitis.
Streptococcus pyogenes
pharyngitis
signs and symptoms
tonsilitis
Journal
Children (Basel, Switzerland)
ISSN: 2227-9067
Titre abrégé: Children (Basel)
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101648936
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
16 Jul 2021
16 Jul 2021
Historique:
received:
31
05
2021
revised:
13
07
2021
accepted:
13
07
2021
entrez:
6
8
2021
pubmed:
7
8
2021
medline:
7
8
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Group A streptococcus (GAS) is an important cause of acute pharyngitis. We investigated the positive rate of GAS tests and clinical viral features in children with acute pharyngitis. A retrospective review was conducted for patients <15 years old with both rapid antigen detection test (RADT) and throat culture results. Patients were excluded if they were diagnosed with influenza or had received antibiotics within two weeks before these tests. A total of 377 patients were eligible. The median age of patients was 3.5 years, and 45.4% of total patients were <3 years old. Among all patients, 68.7% had at least one viral feature, and 39% had more than two. The overall positiv rate for GAS was 11.4%. The GAS positive rate was significantly lower in patients <3 years old than in older patients (1.8% vs. 19.4%,
Identifiants
pubmed: 34356578
pii: children8070599
doi: 10.3390/children8070599
pmc: PMC8304790
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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