A Study of Group A Hemolytic Streptococcus Carriers Among School Children

Mozziconacci, P; Gerbeaux, C; Caravano, R; Gerbeaux, S; Labonde, J.; Rahman, S.; Rabcynska, F.; Orssaud, E; Virolleau, P.

doi:10.1111/j.1651-2227.1960.tb16077.x

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“…Contrary to the results of our study, others [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] have found that the carrier rate for GABHS in apparently healthy chil-…”

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“…Carriage of GABHS occurs more commonly in such closed or semiclosed populations. 8,[12][13][14] The findings do not reflect the incidence of carriage in a community-based private pediatric practice. In practice we are primarily interested in knowing the incidence of carriers when a single culture is taken from a single patient at a single time since this permits a basis for comparison with a diagnostic culture taken from an ill patient with tonsillopharyngitis.…”

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“…22 Some investigators have regarded the presence of GABHS in the nasopharynx as a source of danger and suggest eradication is a desirable goal, 3,8 while others have argued that given the vast number of school children who are regular carriers, it seems inappropriate to proceed on a course of attempting to eradicate GABHS since there is a marginal relationship to clinically significant illness and sequelae on a community-wide basis. 2,5,12,15 The widely held notion that GABHS carriers are harmless to themselves and to others is not accurate. Kuttner and Krumwiede 23 described a number of GABHS outbreaks caused by carriers at the Irvington House on the Hudson River, NY, prior to the advent of antibiotics.…”

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Incidence of Streptococcal Carriers in Private Pediatric Practice

Pichichero¹,

Marsocci²,

Murphy³

et al. 1999

Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med

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Objective:To determine the incidence of group A ␤hemolytic streptococcus (GABHS) carriers in children who are well, in children seen with presumed and documented viral illnesses with sore throat, and in children after treatment of acute GABHS tonsillopharyngitis with 10 days of oral penicillin V potassium, oral cephalosporins, or macrolides.Methods: Prospective collection of clinical and microbiologic data from October 1996 to June 1997 in a private pediatric practice were obtained from children who were asymptomatic and well, from children with both presumed (and documented) viral sore throats, and from children who had completed a full antibiotic treatment course for acute GABHS throat infections.Results: The incidence of GABHS carriers was 2.5% among well children (n = 227), 4.4% among children with upper respiratory tract infections including sore throat ARTICLE

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“…Contrary to the results of our study, others [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] have found that the carrier rate for GABHS in apparently healthy chil-…”

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Incidence of Streptococcal Carriers in Private Pediatric Practice

Pichichero¹,

Marsocci²,

Murphy³

et al. 1999

Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med

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“…Nevertheless there has been strong advocacy for care in taking the swab and for promptness in culturing it (World Health Organization, 1966). Mozziconacci, Gerbeaux, Caravano, Gerbeaux, Labonde, Rahman, Rabcynska, Orssaud and Virolleau (1960) showed with paired swabs that isolation rates fell from 20.5% to 7.5% when the swabs were inadequately taken. The control group swabbed by us had higher colonization rates than did our patients and we could detect no other factor, such as seasonal variation, to account for this (Tables I11 and V).…”

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A Survey of Streptococcal Infection in a Children's Hospital

Cooper

Sumner

1967

J Paediatr Child Health

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SYNOPSISA retrospective study of streptococcal infection in patients and staff at the Adelaide Children's Hospital and a prospective study of 400 control children showed high infection rates in all groups and in the patients considerable streptococcal disease. The need for diagnostic awareness, follow-up and surveillance programs, cross infection control and continuing research are stressed. Received July 21, 1967. 1. Medical Bacteriologist. 2. Cross lnfnction Sister.

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“…It is known, for example, that the technique of swabbing is important (Mozziconacci et al, 1960;Ross, 19716) and that the isolation rate of organisms is considerably increased if more than one swab is used. Furthermore, Dadd et al (1970) noted that the uneven distribution of the inoculum on the swab head could affect recovery.…”

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The Isolation of Streptococcus Pyogenes from Throat Swabs

Ross

1977

Journal of Medical Microbiology

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A Study of Group A Hemolytic Streptococcus Carriers Among School Children

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Incidence of Streptococcal Carriers in Private Pediatric Practice

Incidence of Streptococcal Carriers in Private Pediatric Practice

A Survey of Streptococcal Infection in a Children's Hospital

The Isolation of Streptococcus Pyogenes from Throat Swabs

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