Muñoz Sebastián, Córdova Marcela, Morales Viera, Cifuentes Lorena
Servicio de Urgencia, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Rev Chilena Infectol. 2005 Jun;22(2):147-53. doi: 10.4067/s0716-10182005000200005. Epub 2005 May 12.
The diagnosis and treatment of sore throat in pediatric patients attending one of two facilities at a university hospital: pediatric ambulatory facility (PAF) and emergency unit (EU) in a period of 14 months are described. There were 421 patients at the PAF and 289 at the EU, of whom 65% and 76% were studied for Streptococcus pyogenes respectively. Streptococcus were detected in both centers in 37% of cases, with a peak detection of 50% at ages 6 to 10 years. There were 217 patients without any bacteriological study, of whom 162 (75%) received antibiotics. The importance of bacteriological confirmation prior to antibiotic prescription in this disease is emphasized.
描述了在一所大学医院的两个科室（儿科门诊设施（PAF）和急诊科（EU））为期14个月的时间里，儿科患者喉咙痛的诊断和治疗情况。PAF有421例患者，EU有289例患者，其中分别对65%和76%的患者进行了化脓性链球菌检测。两个中心均在37%的病例中检测到链球菌，6至10岁年龄段的检测峰值为50%。有217例患者未进行任何细菌学研究，其中162例（75%）接受了抗生素治疗。强调了在这种疾病中抗生素处方前进行细菌学确认的重要性。
