11 million people every year in the United States get strep throte
childrins are most likely to get it becouse there amun sistims are not divleipeed fully
Nov. 7, 2006 -- Children who have their tonsils removed after having strepthroat may be less likely to get strep throat again.
Tonsillectomy
They note that strep throat is one of the most commonly diagnosed childhood
illnesses, sending about 18 million kids to doctors every year.
Tonsillectomy should reduce throat infections and "therefore diminish the
number of missed school days and hopefully improve overall quality of life,"
Orvidas says in a Mayo Clinic news release.
Strep Throat Study
Orvidas and colleagues studied the medical records of 290 children aged
4-15.
The kids had had strep throat three or more times in a years from 1994 to 1998.
After their repeated bouts with strep throat, 145 kids got tonsillectomy. The
other 145 children didn't undergo tonsillectomy.
The researchers didn't ask any of the kids to get tonsillectomy. Each family
made its decision to get tonsillectomy on its own.
Orvidas and colleagues checked the kids' medical records for the next four
years, most of the time. During that time, the children who hadn't gotten
tonsillectomy were three times more likely to get strep throat again before
their 16th birthday.
childrins are most likely to get it becouse there amun sistims are not divleipeed fully
Nov. 7, 2006 -- Children who have their tonsils removed after having strepthroat may be less likely to get strep throat again.
Tonsillectomy
They note that strep throat is one of the most commonly diagnosed childhood
illnesses, sending about 18 million kids to doctors every year.
Tonsillectomy should reduce throat infections and "therefore diminish the
number of missed school days and hopefully improve overall quality of life,"
Orvidas says in a Mayo Clinic news release.
Strep Throat Study
Orvidas and colleagues studied the medical records of 290 children aged
4-15.
The kids had had strep throat three or more times in a years from 1994 to 1998.
After their repeated bouts with strep throat, 145 kids got tonsillectomy. The
other 145 children didn't undergo tonsillectomy.
The researchers didn't ask any of the kids to get tonsillectomy. Each family
made its decision to get tonsillectomy on its own.
Orvidas and colleagues checked the kids' medical records for the next four
years, most of the time. During that time, the children who hadn't gotten
tonsillectomy were three times more likely to get strep throat again before
their 16th birthday.