Abstract
Group A Beta hemolytic streptococci (GABHS) are gram positive bacteria that can easily be transmitted among humans that are their natural source and that are frequently isolated as the causative organism of pharyngitis. GABHS are responsible of most of the sore throat related to streptococci, and they colonize commonly in the pharynxes of the asymptomatic individuals. This study was performed with the purpose of determining the prevalence of GABHS, which causes upper respiratory tract infections among children between 4-6 years of age in Afyonkarahisar province. In the study, pharynx samples for culture were collected from 1134 children (607 boys, 527 girls) in total 43 schools in the city center of Afyonkarahisar province. GABHS were found that prevalence among the students in pre-school educational institutions was 7.1% in total, 13% in those have sleeping problems at night, and 7.9% in children of 6 years of age. In the study, the prevalence of various respiratory tract infections leading to the identification of AGBHS concluded that epidemiology would benefit.
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Abstract
A grubu Beta hemolitik streptokoklar (AGBHS) doğal kaynağı olan insanlar arasında solunum yoluyla geçebilen, sıklıkla farenjit etkeni olarak izole edilen, gram pozitif bakterilerdir. AGBHS'lar genellikle asemptomatik kişilerin farenkslerinde kolonize olup bogaz ağrısı ile seyreden infeksiyonların çoğundan sorumludur. Bu çalışma; Afyonkarahisar ili okul öncesi bakımevlerindeki 4-6 yaş grubu çocuklarda üst solunum yolu infeksiyonlarına sebep olan AGBHS yaygınlığını saptamak amacı ile yapılmıştır.Çalışmada, Afyonkarahisar il merkezindeki toplam 43 okulda 1134 öğrenciden (607'si erkek, 527'si kız) boğaz kültür örnekleri alınmıştır. İncelenen öğrenciler arasında AGBHS sıklığının genelde %7,1, gece uyku problemi yaşayanlarda %13 ve 6 yaşındaki çocuklarda oranın %7,9 olduğu saptanmıştır. Araştırmada, çeşitli solunum yolu infeksiyonlarına neden olan AGBHS'ların yaygınlığının belirlenmesinin epidemiyolojik açıdan yarar sağlayacağı sonucuna varılmıştır.
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References
- Spellerberg B, Brandt C. Streptococcus. In: Murray PR, Baron EJ, Jorgensen JH, Landry ML, Pfaller MA (eds.) Manual of Clinical Microbiology 9th ed. Washington DC: ASM Press; 2007 p:412-429.
- Söyletir G, Hasdemir U. Beta Hemolitik Streptokoklar. Topçu AW, Söyletir G, Doğanay M, Editör. İnfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Mikrobiyolojisi. 3. Baskı. İstanbul: Nobel Tıp Kitapevleri; 2008. S:2030-2043.
- Carapetis JR. Current issues in managing group A streptococcal infections. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2004;549:185-90.
- Gür E, Akkus S, Arvas A, Güzeloz S, Can G, Ercan Ö, Çifçili S, Ilter Ö. Prevalence of Positive Throat Cultures for Group A Beta-Hemolytic Streptococci Among School Children in Istanbul Indian Pediatrics 2002;39:569-573.
- Tuncer AM, Kunak B, Kirsac N, Yeginaltay T, Kotiloglu G, Can R, et al. The frequency of group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus in acute tonsillopharyngitis and therapy with cefadroxil, clavulanic acid- amoxicillin combination and erythromycin in patients unresponsive to procaine penicillin therapy. Microbiol Bul 1987;21:172-177.
- Rijal KR, Dhakal N, Shah RC, Timilsina S, Mahato P, Thapa S, Ghimire P. Antibiotic susceptibility of group A Streptococcus isolated from throat swab culture of school children in Pokhara, Nepal. Nepal Med Coll J. 2009 Dec;11(4):238-40.
- Principi N, Marchisio P, Schito GC, Mannelli S. Pediatr Infect Dis J. Risk factors for carriage of respiratory pathogens in the nasopharynx of healthy children. Ascanius Project Collaborative Group. 1999;18:517-523.
- Weir E, Main C. Invasive group A streptococcal infections. CMAJ. 2006;175:32.
- Durmaz R, Durmaz B, Bayraktar M et al. Prevalance of Group A Streptococcal carriers in asymptomatic children and clonal relatedness among isolates in Malatya, Turkey. J Clin Microbiol 2003;41:5285-7.
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| Primary Language | Turkish |
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| Journal Section | Articles |
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| Publication Date | December 1, 2011 |
| Submission Date | September 7, 2015 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2011 Volume: 1 Issue: 4 |
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