Management of recurrent tonsillitis in children.

Objective: To compare azithromycin (AZT) and benzathine penicillin (BP) in the treatment of recurrent tonsillitis in children.

Methods: The study comprised of 350 children with recurrent streptococcal tonsillitis, 284 of whom completed the study and 162 children received conventional surgical treatment. The rest of the children, 122, were divided randomly into two equal main groups.

Quality of life among parents of children with heart disease.

Background: Quality of life of parents of chronically ill children has become increasingly important as the mortality rates associated with such illnesses have decreased and survival rates have increased.

Aim: To describe the Health related quality of life (HRQOL) of parents whose children are suffering from heart diseases and to identify the most important factors that could affect it.

Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in Alexandria, Egypt in the two main hospitals that treat children with heart diseases.

Identification of clinical criteria for group A-beta hemolytic streptococcal pharyngitis in children living in a rheumatic fever endemic area.

A cross-sectional study was conducted over a 1-year period (1 January-31 December 2000) during which cases suffering from uncomplicated tonsillopharyngitis were recruited from the private and public health services in Alexandria. The objective was to determine the prevalence of group A-beta haemolytic streptococci (GABHS) among children suffering from tonsillopharyngitis and to identify the clinical criteria predicting GABHS pharyngitis in children. A total of 578 children aged between 1 and 15 years with a mean of 6.