Genetic Diversity among Group A Streptococcus Isolated from Throats of Healthy and Symptomatic Children

Conclusion: Throat swab cultures must be used in all cases of pharyngitis. Early and appropriate antibiotic therapy will prevent complications. Asymptomatic throat carriage of GAS in children was low in our study. However, they can still act as reservoirs. Emm typing helps in understanding epidemiology and finding new types.

Source: Journal of Tropical Pediatrics - March 29, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Chauhan, S., Kashyap, N., Kanga, A., Thakur, K., Sood, A., Chandel, L. Tags: Original Papers Source Type: research