Abstract
The clinical presentation of district hospital paediatric patients with pharyngeal group A streptococci (GAS) was compared with that of children who were proven negative for GAS. The most significant clinical feature of children 3 y of age or under was cervical lymphadenopathy. In all age groups abdominal pain was as common as sore throat and could be intense enough to mask throat symptoms.
Publication types
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Comparative Study
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Age Distribution
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Case-Control Studies
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Child, Preschool
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Cohort Studies
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Colony Count, Microbial
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Female
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Finland / epidemiology
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Hospitals, Pediatric
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Humans
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Incidence
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Male
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Nasopharynx / microbiology
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Pharyngitis / epidemiology
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Pharyngitis / microbiology
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Reference Values
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Risk Factors
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Severity of Illness Index
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Streptococcal Infections / diagnosis*
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Streptococcal Infections / epidemiology
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Streptococcus pyogenes / isolation & purification*
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Tonsillitis / epidemiology
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Tonsillitis / microbiology