Abstract
The aim of this study was to establish the carrier rate of group A B haemolytic streptococci in school children in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. One thousand and two randomly selected school children aged 5-7 years had their throats swabbed twice for both culture and direct antigen detection of group A streptococci. One hundred and fourteen children (11.3%) had both a positive antigen and culture test, while 216 (21.6%) had antigen-positive tests only and 16 (1.5%) had a positive culture only. Thus, the combination of culture and antigen detection revealed a carrier rate of 35.4% in the children examined. We conclude that in an affluent but isolated desert area on the Tropic of Cancer, group A streptococcal carriage rate is high. Antigen detection is superior to culture techniques in asymptomatic carrier studies.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 123-127 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Annals of Tropical Paediatrics |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1996 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
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