Use of Streptococcal Tonsillopharyngitis Diagnostic Tests in Children

Dut R., Kocagoz S.

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES, vol.11, no.4, pp.126-130, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 11 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.1055/s-0036-1597697
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.126-130
  • Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

ObjectivesGroup A hemolytic streptococcus (GABHS) is the main bacterial case of tonsillopharyngitis in children, but most cases of tonsillopharyngitis are viral. Rapid diagnosis and early antibiotherapy of GABHS infections are important to help prevent suppurative and nonsuppurative complications. This retrospective study investigated the using of the rapid streptococcal antigen detection test and traditional throat culture in diagnosing tonsillopharyngitis in children.