Frequency of Group A Beta-Hemolytic Streptococcal Angina in Children in the Department of Pediatrics of Donka National Hospital

• 作者: Aissata Barry Emmanuel Camara Hasmiou Dia M’mah Aminata Bangoura Mamadou Aliou Doukouré Mamadou Moustapha Diop Mamadou Pathé Diallo Mohamed Lamine Diallo Moustapha Kouyaté Narcisse Viani Gateu Tadjom Saliou Bella Diallo
• 来源期刊: 儿科学期刊(英文)
• 学科: 数学
• 关键词: ANGINA FREQUENCY CLINIC Treatment PEDIATRICS Donka
• 年，卷（期）: 2020,（4）
• 页码范围: 610-616
• 页数: 7页
• 分类号: O17

摘要

<strong>Ba</strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><strong>ckground:</strong></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Angina is a common </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">paediatric</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> condition. It has certain peculiarities in children, particularly </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">with regard to</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> the frequency of bacterial germs and the use of diagnostic tests. </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The aim of this study was</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> to determine the place of the rapid diagnostic test in the management of group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal angina in children in the </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">paediatric</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> ward at Donka National Hospital. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Methods:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> This was a prospective descriptive study lasting 6 months from 1st February to 31st July 2019 concerning childr</span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">en aged between 3 and 15 years old who were diagnosed with angina. Epidemiological, clinical, para-clinical </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">and</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> therapeutic variables were studied. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Results:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Out of 1494 registered children, we collected 116 cases of angina (7.76%). Out of 52 patients who benefited from the rapid diagnostic test, we recorded 13 cases of angina due to group A beta-hemolytic </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">strptococcus</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">. The male sex was the most dominant with 31 cases (59.69%) and a G/F sex ratio of 1.47. The age group most affected was between 3 and 5 years old (50%). The average age of our patients was 4.8 years with extremes of 3 and