Prevalence of group a streptococcus pharyngeal carriage and clinical manifestations in school children aged 5–15 yrs in Wakiso District, Uganda

BACKGROUND: Beta-hemolytic streptococci carrier rates in children living in low-income countries are high ranging from 10 to 50%. Although most of these children are asymptomatic, they are a reservoir and pose a risk of transmission. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of group a s...

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Autores principales: Nayiga, Irene, Okello, Emmy, Lwabi, Peter, Ndeezi, Grace
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5382413/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28381239
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-017-2353-5

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5382413/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28381239
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-017-2353-5

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