Incidence and Clinical Outcomes of Streptococcus anginosus in Acute Complicated Sinusitis: A Pediatric Cohort

J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2021 Mar 26;10(2):168-171. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piz098.

Abstract

We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 160 hospitalized children admitted for acute complicated sinusitis and compared children with S anginosus-associated infection to children with other or no pathogens identified. The incidence of S anginosus-associated infections increased 12% per year, and infections with S anginosus are associated with increased morbidity.

Keywords: Streptococcus anginosus; complicated sinusitis; intracranial; pediatric rhinosinusitis.

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Cohort Studies
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Sinusitis* / complications
  • Sinusitis* / epidemiology
  • Streptococcal Infections* / complications
  • Streptococcal Infections* / drug therapy
  • Streptococcal Infections* / epidemiology
  • Streptococcus anginosus