Abstract:an explosive epidemic of pharyngitis occured among the staff working atIntensive Care Units and Operation Rooms of Türkiye Yüksek İhtisas Teaching Hospital, The symptoms were indistinguishable from those of group A streptococcal pharyngitis. Sore throat and weakness were the prominent symptoms in (91% and 87%, of patients respectively). In a two-day period, throat cultures were taken from 377 personnel and 121 (32%) of them were found to be positive for group-G beta-hemolytic streptococci. The configuration of… Show more
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