Seon-Ju Kim, Kook-Young Maeng, Hyang-Im Lee, Yun-Kyong Cho, Hee-Sang Yun
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1996;39(2):238-245. Published online February 15, 1996
Purpose : Throat culture for streptococcal pharyngitis is a gold standard to diagnose, but it may be misleading to interpret due to the carriers. The isolation rates of beta-hemolytic streptococci (BHS) and Streptococcus pyogenes in the school children in Chinju were investigated and compared with those of Kangwon, Chungnam and Seoul previously reported.
Methods : Throat cultures were taken from the...