Invasive group A streptococcal infection after tonsillectomy

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2003 Oct;22(10):929-31. doi: 10.1097/01.inf.0000091361.22838.77.

Abstract

Tonsillectomy is a very common procedure in childhood. Infectious complications after tonsillectomy are infrequently reported. We describe two children with severe group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal infection after tonsillectomy, and we review the literature about bacteremia and infectious complications after tonsillectomy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Bacteremia / diagnosis*
  • Bacteremia / drug therapy
  • Child, Preschool
  • Disease Progression
  • Drug Therapy, Combination / therapeutic use
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Risk Assessment
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Shock, Septic / diagnosis*
  • Shock, Septic / therapy
  • Streptococcal Infections / diagnosis*
  • Streptococcal Infections / drug therapy
  • Streptococcus pyogenes / isolation & purification*
  • Tonsillectomy / adverse effects*
  • Tonsillectomy / methods
  • Tonsillitis / diagnosis
  • Tonsillitis / surgery

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents