Group A ?-hemolytic streptococcal pharyngotonsillitis outbreak

Autores

  • Dante R Culqui Instituto de Salud Carlos III; Centro Nacional de Epidemiología
  • Sandra Manzanares-Laya Agencia de Salud Pública de Barcelona; Servicio de Epidemiología
  • Sarah Lafuente Van Der Sluis Agencia de Salud Pública de Barcelona; Servicio de Epidemiología
  • Albert Anton Fanlo Agencia de Salud Pública de Barcelona; Instituto de Seguridad Alimentaria
  • Rosa Bartolomé Comas Hospital Universitario Vall de Hebrón; Servicio de Microbiología
  • Marcello Rossi Instituto de Salud Carlos III; Centro Nacional de Microbiología; Laboratorio de Arbovirus y Enfermedades Víricas Importadas
  • Joán A Caylá Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-8910.2014048005091

Resumo

The aim was to describe an outbreak of group A β-hemolytic streptococcal pharyngotonsillitis in health care professionals. This is a cross-sectional descriptive study of 17 clients who dined at the same table in a restaurant in Barcelona in July 2012. The frequency, timing and severity of symptoms were analyzed, as were demographic variables and others concerning the food ingested. The attack rate was 58.8%. Six of the 10 clients were positive for group A β-hemolytic streptococcal. Six of the 13 individuals who handled the food involved in the dinner had symptoms. No association was identified with the food consumed. There is epidemiological evidence of foodborne group A β-hemolytic streptococcal transmission, but respiratory transmission could not be ruled out.

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Publicado

2014-04-01

Edição

v. 48 n. 2 (2014)

Seção

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Como Citar

Culqui, D. R., Manzanares-Laya, S., Van Der Sluis, S. L., Fanlo, A. A., Comas, R. B., Rossi, M., & Caylá, J. A. (2014). Group A ?-hemolytic streptococcal pharyngotonsillitis outbreak . Revista De Saúde Pública, 48(2), 322-325. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-8910.2014048005091