Asymptomatic carriage of Streptococcus pyogenes among school children in Sana’a city, Yemen

Abstract Objectives Streptococcus pyogenes is the most frequent cause of pharyngitis and skin infections in children. It is also the causative agent of dangerous immune-complications such as rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease which are common in Yemen. The aim of this study was to determine...

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Main Authors: Arwa Mohammed Othman, Rowa Mohammed Assayaghi, Huda Zaid Al-Shami, Riyadh Saif-Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-019-4370-5