Open AccessClinical Features of Group A Streptococcus in Children With Pharyngitis: Carriers versus Acute Infection
Author(s) -
Anne-Marie Rick,
Haniah A. Zaheer,
Judith M. Martin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the pediatric infectious disease journal/the pediatric infectious disease journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1532-0987
pISSN - 0891-3668
DOI - 10.1097/inf.0000000000002602
Subject(s) - pharyngitis , cohort , medicine , odds ratio , throat , confidence interval , streptococcus , sore throat , cohort study , throat culture , vomiting , pediatrics , immunology , surgery , biology , bacteria , genetics
Among children with pharyngitis who test positive for group A Streptococcus (GAS), 10%-25% are GAS carriers. Current laboratory methods cannot distinguish acute infection from colonization.