The prevalence of group A streptococcal throat carriage in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

被引：12
作者：
Dawson, KP
Ameen, AS
Nsanze, H
BinOthman, S
Mustafa, N
机构：
[1] Department of Paediatrics, Fac. of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain
[2] Department of Microbiology, Fac. of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain
[3] School Health Service, Al Ain
[4] Department of Paediatrics, Fac. of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain
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ANNALS OF TROPICAL PAEDIATRICS | 1996年 / 16卷 / 02期
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D O I：
10.1080/02724936.1996.11747814
中图分类号：
R72 [儿科学];
学科分类号：
100202 ;
摘要：
The aim of this study was to establish the carrier rate of group A beta 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.
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