Throat carriage rate, associated factors, and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of group A Streptococcus among healthy school children in Jigjiga City, Eastern Ethiopia

[1] Ralph A(2012)Group A streptococcal diseases and their global burden Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 368 1-27

[2] Carapetis J(2020)Prevalence of group A Streptococcal infection in Africa to inform GAS vaccines for rheumatic heart disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis Int J Cardiol 307 200-208

[3] Barth DD(2002)Practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of group A streptococcal pharyngitis Clin Infect Dis 35 113-25

[4] Moloi A(2013)Clinical and epidemiological aspects of streptococcus pyogenes pharyngitis and carriage in Africa: streptococcus pyogenes in Africa SA Heart 10 434-439

[5] Mayosi BM(2014)There are still problems in identifying who will develop complications of sore throat in primary care BMJ (Clin Res Ed) 348 g299-342

[6] Engel ME(2012)Pathogenesis of group A streptococcal infections Discov Med 13 329-593

[7] Bisno A(2009)Population biology of the human restricted pathogen, streptococcus pyogenes Infect Genet Evol 9 581-130

[8] Gerber M(2018)Group A Streptococcus pharyngitis and pharyngeal carriage: a meta-analysis PLoS Negl Trop Dis 12 e0006335-26

[9] Gwaltney J(2011)Throat carriage rate and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of group A Streptococci (GAS) in healthy Ethiopian school children Ethiop Med J 49 125-171

[10] Kaplan E(2019)Asymptomatic pharyngeal carriage rate of Streptococcus pyogenes, its associated factors and antibiotic susceptibility pattern among school children in Hawassa town, southern Ethiopia BMC Res Notes 12 564-82

[1] Ralph A(2012)Group A streptococcal diseases and their global burden Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 368 1-27

[2] Carapetis J(2020)Prevalence of group A Streptococcal infection in Africa to inform GAS vaccines for rheumatic heart disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis Int J Cardiol 307 200-208

[3] Barth DD(2002)Practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of group A streptococcal pharyngitis Clin Infect Dis 35 113-25

[4] Moloi A(2013)Clinical and epidemiological aspects of streptococcus pyogenes pharyngitis and carriage in Africa: streptococcus pyogenes in Africa SA Heart 10 434-439

[5] Mayosi BM(2014)There are still problems in identifying who will develop complications of sore throat in primary care BMJ (Clin Res Ed) 348 g299-342

[6] Engel ME(2012)Pathogenesis of group A streptococcal infections Discov Med 13 329-593

[7] Bisno A(2009)Population biology of the human restricted pathogen, streptococcus pyogenes Infect Genet Evol 9 581-130

[8] Gerber M(2018)Group A Streptococcus pharyngitis and pharyngeal carriage: a meta-analysis PLoS Negl Trop Dis 12 e0006335-26

[9] Gwaltney J(2011)Throat carriage rate and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of group A Streptococci (GAS) in healthy Ethiopian school children Ethiop Med J 49 125-171

[10] Kaplan E(2019)Asymptomatic pharyngeal carriage rate of Streptococcus pyogenes, its associated factors and antibiotic susceptibility pattern among school children in Hawassa town, southern Ethiopia BMC Res Notes 12 564-82