Occurrence of beta-hemolytic streptococcus group G in school children and sick children.
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.
Nunthapisud
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National Streptococcal Reference Center, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.
Sililertpanrana
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Tatiyakavee
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Chumdermpadetsuk
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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