Clinical Features of Group A Streptococcus in Children With Pharyngitis: Carriers versus Acute Infection

Published: Jun 1, 2020
Abstract
Among children with pharyngitis who test positive for group A Streptococcus (GAS), 10%-25% are GAS carriers. Current laboratory methods cannot distinguish acute infection from colonization.We examined 2 separate longitudinal studies of children with symptomatic pharyngitis associated with a positive GAS throat culture (illness culture). In cohort 1, children presented with pharyngitis symptoms to a clinician, then had follow-up cultures at...
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Title
Clinical Features of Group A Streptococcus in Children With Pharyngitis: Carriers versus Acute Infection
Published Date
Jun 1, 2020
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