Isolation and characterization of Streptococcus pyogenes from Iraqi children with pharyngotonsillitis

Background: Streptococcus pyogenes known as group A streptococci (GAS) is the main causative agent of pharyngotonsillitis in children younger than 12 years old. The infection appears mostly in winter and spring. Signs and symptoms of patients with a beta-hemolytic GAS infection, include tonsillar ex...

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Main Authors: Abdulkadir Kareem Rhumaid, May Yahya Al-Ma’amouri, Jundi Alak Mahdi Al-Buhilal, Niran Kadhim F Al-Rubaey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-01-01
Series:Medical Journal of Babylon
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Online Access:http://www.medjbabylon.org/article.asp?issn=1812-156X;year=2023;volume=20;issue=2;spage=341;epage=346;aulast=Kareem