Prevalence of Beta Hemolytic Group Streptococci Among Elementary School Children in Zanjan

Group B beta-hemolytic streptococci causing pharyngitis.

Group B beta-hemolytic streptococci were isolated from the throats of 49 of 1,110 patients who had pharyngitis. Compared with patients whose throat cultures were negative for beta-hemolytic streptococci, those harboring group B were more likely to have enlarged tonsils (P less than 0.001), exudate (P less than 0.02), and tender enlarged anterior cervical lymph nodes (P less than 0.01). Group B ...

Extremely High Prevalence of Erythromycin Resistance of Group A Beta Hemolytic Streptococci in Mashhad (Iran)

Mohammad-Saeed Sasan*1, MD; Fatemah Riyahi Zanian2, MS; Batol Birjandi3, MD; Mahbobe Naderinasab2, MD, PhD, and MohammadMahdi Ejtehadi2, PhD 1. Department of Pediatrics, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran 2. Department of Microbiology, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran 3. Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran Received: J...

شیوع حلقی استرپتوکوکوس بتاهمولیتیک گروه A در کودکان دبستانی شهر زاهدان در سال1380

Background & Objectives: Pharyngitis and rheumatic fever due to beta hemolytic group A streptococci are among the chief health problems. Since the carriers play a major role in spread of infection within the family and school , and regarding the drug resistance , this study was carried out in order to determine the relative prevalence of pharyngeal colonization of group A streptococci among ele...

Antibiotic resistance pattern of group-a beta-hemolytic streptococci isolated from north Indian children.

BACKGROUND The current resistance pattern of GABHS (group-A beta-hemolytic streptococci) in India has not been discussed. AIM To fill the above-mentioned void, we planned this study to determine the prevalence and degree of antibacterial resistance in GABHS isolates. SETTINGS AND DESIGN Children with acute pharyngo-tonsillitis who had not received antibiotic in the preceding week, attending...

The Prevalence of Group A Beta Haemolytic Streptococcal Carriers Among School Children in Coimbatore, South India