Group A streptococcal throat colonization is a dynamic phenomenon
| Autor: | A. S. Ameen, H. Nsanze, Nada Mustafa, K. P. Dawson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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Streptococcus pyogenes 030231 tropical medicine medicine.disease_cause Group A Asymptomatic 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Antigen Streptococcal Infections 030225 pediatrics Throat medicine Humans Colonization Serotyping Child Antigens Bacterial business.industry Pharynx medicine.anatomical_structure Carrier State Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Immunology medicine.symptom business Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Annals of Tropical Paediatrics. 20:16-21 |
| ISSN: | 1465-3281 0272-4936 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/02724930092011 |
| Popis: | In order to gain knowledge about the nature of group A streptococcal throat colonization of asymptomatic children, we studied a cohort of healthy children selected at random. Those with throat cultures positive for group A Streptococci (GAS) were followed for 5 weeks. Repeat throat swabs were obtained at weekly intervals for antigen detection and culture. GAS obtained were serotyped for T antigen. Twenty-two children were identified as having GAS and 50% had a positive antigen test and culture at least five times in 6 weeks. There was no consistent pattern in the typeable organisms. Most individuals had more than one T-type alternating with non-T-typeable organisms. We conclude that colonization may be a dynamic process involving numerous organism serotypes, which wax and wane. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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