Throat carriage rate, associated factors, and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of group A Streptococcus among healthy school children in Jigjiga City, Eastern Ethiopia

• Egile Nagusiak: Shamil Barsenga (Egilea), Habtamu Mitiku (Egilea), Tewodros Tesfa (Egilea), Tadesse Shume (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: BMC, 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Gaiak: article
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Abstract Background Group A Streptococcus has been recognized as an important human pathogen and it remains among the top ten causes of mortality from an infectious disease. Group A Streptococcus throat carriage plays an important role in the development of infection and transmission to contacts. In...