title: [The pharyngeal beta-hemolytic streptococcal carrier state among blood donors].
abstract: 459 blood donors aged 18-50 years were examined in 1987-1988 in Moscow. Among them, carrier state with respect to beta-hemolytic streptococci was detected in 107 donors (23.3%). The number of carriers gradually decreased with the increase of age of the examined donors. Group C streptococci occurred least of all (6.9%). Group A beta-hemolytic streptococci were isolated in 16.7% of the carriers. The isolation rate of streptococci from blood achieved its maximum in autumn and winter months and did not depend on preceding diseases, unhealthy working conditions, the rhesus factor and, with the exception of group A streptococci, the blood group. Among tonsillectomized donors carrier state with respect to beta-hemolytic streptococci occurred 2.2 times less frequently than among donors who had not undergone tonsillectomy. Carrier state with respect to beta-hemolytic streptococci was accompanied by higher levels of salivary sIgA antibodies to polysaccharide A, serum antibodies to polysaccharide A and circulating polysaccharide A. All beta-hemolytic streptococci were sensitive to erythromycin. All groups of streptococci showed the highest percentage of cultures resistant to gentamicin and tetracycline. In 100% of cases group A streptococci were sensitive to benzylpenicillin, methicillin, ampicillin, erythromycin and lincomycin.
authors.forename: N I
authors.initials: NI
authors.lastname: Briko
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Eshchina
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Shikhman
authors.forename: F R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Serna
authors.forename: O A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Kondrakova
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Smirnova
authors.forename: L O
authors.initials: LO
authors.lastname: Dynga
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Zhukov
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D001782:Blood Donors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001789:Blood Group Antigens; D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D009031:Moscow / Q000453:epidemiology; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D010614:Pharynx / Q000382:microbiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012621:Seasons; D012737:Sex Factors; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014068:Tonsillectomy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D001789:Blood Group Antigens
vernacular_title: Glotochnoe nositel'stvo beta-gemoliticheskikh streptokokkov sredi donorov krovi.