title: Occurrence of beta-hemolytic streptococcus group G in school children and sick children.
abstract: We studied the occurrence of Streptococcus group G in throat cultures obtained from school children of poor socioeconomic status and in sick children brought to our hospital. The results revealed a high occurrence of group G Streptococci (44% and 91.5% respectively) in cases positive for beta-hemolytic Streptococci.
authors.affiliation: National Streptococcal Reference Center, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nunthapisud
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sililertpanrana
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tatiyakavee
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chumdermpadetsuk
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D010614:Pharynx / Q000382:microbiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012574:Schools; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology