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- Title
Investigation of Streptococcus and EBV Infections in Children with Sore Throat who Apply to Bezmialem Vakıf University Faculty of Medicine Pediatric Polyclinics.
- Authors
BUZ, Sueda; TÜREL, Özden; DOĞAN DEMİR, Ayşegül
- Abstract
Introduction: The most common bacterial cause is Streptococcus pyogenes (GAS). Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is one of the most common causes of sore throat in adolescents between the ages of 15 and 24. Both of these agents cause similar clinical findings. Method: Patients who applied to Bezmialem Vakıf University with a complaint of sore throat and who were tested for GAS and/or EBV and were found to be positive for any of them were included in our retrospective study. The age group, gender, throat cultures, application date, and age at diagnosis of the patients were recorded. Line graphs were used to evaluate the incidence of the relevant disease by months, and the distribution of infections by age was evaluated. Results: Of the 426 patients included in the study, 226 (53.1%) were male and 200 (46.9%) were female. No statistically significant difference was observed in terms of gender distribution (p=0.352). When the groups were compared in terms of average age by month, no significant difference was observed (p=0.773). A statistically significant difference was observed in terms of EBV and GAS positivity rates between months (p=0.034). EBV was detected most frequently in November, September, and March, and least frequently in April. GAS was detected most frequently in December, January, and April, and least frequently in August. GAS (54.2%) and EBV (48.4%) were most common in patients aged 5-10 years. In total, 85.5% of all patients were GAS positive and 14.5% were EBV positive. Conclusion: While GAS was frequently observed in December, January, and April, EBV was observed frequently in November, September, and March. Both infections were detected more frequently in the 5-10 age group. No significant difference was found according to gender.
- Subjects
STREPTOCOCCAL diseases; UNIVERSITY faculty; PEDIATRICS; THROAT diseases; THROAT; STREPTOCOCCUS pyogenes
- Publication
Bezmialem Science, 2024, Vol 13, pS20
- ISSN
2148-2373
- Publication type
Abstract