Group a β-hemolytic streptococcal pharyngotonsillitis outbreak

Dante R. Culqui; Sandra Manzanares-Laya; Sarah Lafuente Van Der Sluis; Albert Anton Fanlo; Rosa Bartolomé Comas; Marcello Rossi; Joán A. Caylá

doi:10.1590/S0034-8910.2014048005091

Group a β-hemolytic streptococcal pharyngotonsillitis outbreak

Dante R. Culqui, Sandra Manzanares-Laya, Sarah Lafuente Van Der Sluis, Albert Anton Fanlo, Rosa Bartolomé Comas, Marcello Rossi, Joán A. Caylá

Bloomberg School of Public Health

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	322-325
Number of pages	4
Journal	Revista de saude publica
Volume	48
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-8910.2014048005091
State	Published - 2014

Keywords

Disease outbreaks
Epidemiology
Food contamination
Pharyngitis
Streptococcal infections
Tonsillitis

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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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