1School of Medicine, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Olavarría, Argentina
2Hospital Ramón Santamarina, Tandil, Argentina
3Center of Biochemical Studies, Tandil, Argentina
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Throat culture | n | % |
---|---|---|
GAS | 18 | 14.2 |
Group C | 5 | 3.9 |
Total (n = 127) | 23 | 18.1 |
Group | Age (y) | nnc | nc (f/m) | %c |
---|---|---|---|---|
I | 5-7 | 40 | 7 (4/3) | 5.5 |
II | 8-10 | 31 | 10 (4/6) | 7.9 |
III | 11-13 | 38 | 1 (0/1) | 0.8 |
Total (n = 127) | 109 | 18 | 14.2 |
Culture | Acute pharyngitis episodes |
|
---|---|---|
≥2 |
Total | |
GAS-negative | 21 (19.3) | 109 |
GAS-positive | 4 (22.2) | 18 |
Total | 25 (19.7) | 127 |
GAS, group A β-hemolytic streptococci (
nc, non-carrier; c, carrier; f, female; m, male.
Values are presented as number (%). GAS, group A β-hemolytic streptococci ( Number of episodes.