Collins M, Fleisher G R, Fager S S
J Adolesc Health Care. 1984 Apr;5(2):96-100. doi: 10.1016/s0197-0070(84)80006-6.
Reports on the incidence of beta-hemolytic group A streptococci (BHGAS) in the pharynx of patients with infectious mononucleosis (IM) have varied from 3% to 33%. To ascertain the rate of infection, we prospectively performed serial throat cultures and determined anti-streptococcal antibody titers on 45 students with confirmed IM by Epstein-Barr virus-specific serology. One hundred healthy control students had throat cultures for comparison. The rate of recovery of BHGAS was similar in patients with IM (4%) and controls (3%). No students with IM had a fourfold rise of anti-streptococcal antibodies. We conclude that routine culture for BHGAS and/or treatment with antibiotic agents is not indicated in all patients with IM.
关于传染性单核细胞增多症(IM)患者咽部A组β溶血性链球菌(BHGAS)感染率的报道从3%到33%不等。为确定感染率,我们对45名经爱泼斯坦-巴尔病毒特异性血清学确诊为IM的学生进行了前瞻性系列咽拭子培养,并测定了抗链球菌抗体滴度。100名健康对照学生进行了咽拭子培养以作比较。IM患者(4%)和对照组(3%)中BHGAS的检出率相似。没有IM患者的抗链球菌抗体呈四倍升高。我们得出结论,并非所有IM患者都需要常规培养BHGAS和/或使用抗生素治疗。