Pharyngeal Carriage of Beta-Haemolytic <i>Streptococcus</i> Species and Seroprevalence of Anti-Streptococcal Antibodies in Children in Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire

Pharyngeal Carriage of Beta-Haemolytic <i>Streptococcus</i> Species and Seroprevalence of Anti-Streptococcal Antibodies in Children in Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire

The pharynx of the child may serve as a reservoir of pathogenic bacteria, including beta-haemolytic group A streptococci (GAS), which can give rise to upper airway infections and post-streptococcal diseases. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of beta-haemolytic <i>Stre...

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Autores principales: Pacôme Monemo, Nadia Demba, Fidèle S. Touré, Adjartou Traoré, Christelle Avi, Micheline A. N’Guessan, Juste O. Tadet, Arthur R. Gobey, Augustin E. Anoh, Abdoulaye Diarrassouba, Marie N. Tuo, Amadou Cissé, Jasmina Saric, Jürg Utzinger, Honoré Tia, Judith Kouassi-N’Djeundo, Sören L. Becker, Chantal Akoua-Koffi
Formato: Artículo
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Colección:Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Materias:
clinical microbiology
Côte d’Ivoire
diagnosis
epidemiology
<i>Streptococcus</i>
Acceso en línea:https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/5/4/177

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