Occurrence of group C Streptococci in children in a South Indian village.
Throat swabs were collected from 310 children aged 5-14 years attending a rural health camp at Orathur near Chennai. Group C Streptococci were isolated from 13/310 (4.19%) cases. Seven out of 13 patients had symptoms of respiratory tract infection. Biochemical characterization of the isolates was done by hemolytic characteristics, Voges-Proskauer test, fermentation of trehalose and sorbitol and hydrolysis of 4-methylumbelliferyl-D-â-glucuronide. Four out of 13 strains were identified as S. equisimilis.
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Thangam
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Department of Microbiology, Dr. ALM PGIBMS, University of Madras, Taramani, Chennai. thangam16@rediffmail.com
Shanmugasundaram
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Kumar
M Palani
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Kumar
C P Girish
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D012424:Rural Population; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification