Throat Carriage Rate and Antimicrobial Resistance of In Rural Children in Argentina

• Главные авторы: Gastón Delpech (Автор), Mónica Sparo (Автор), Beatriz Baldaccini (Автор), Gisela Pourcel (Автор), Sabina Lissarrague (Автор), Leonardo García Allende (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: Korean Society for Preventive Medicine, 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Objectives The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of asymptomatic carriers of group A β-hemolytic streptococci (GAS) in children living in a rural community and to investigate the association between episodes of acute pharyngitis and carrier status. Methods Throat swabs were collected...