Higher rates of streptococcal colonization among children in the Pacific Rim Region correlates with higher rates of group A streptococcal disease and sequelae

Group A streptococcal (GAS) pharyngeal colonization rates were determined among 1061 asymptomatic students in Hawaii and American Samoa where acute rheumatic fever rates are high. All GAS isolates were emm sequence typed. Although pharyngeal colonization rates were low in Hawaii (3.4%), Pacific Isla...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical microbiology and infection 2010-05, Vol.16 (5), p.452-455
Hauptverfasser:	Erdem, G., Sinclair, S., Marrone, J.R., I'atala, T.F., Tuua, A., Tuua, B., Tuumua, F., Dodd, A., Mizumoto, C., Medina, L.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent American Samoa - epidemiology Antigens, Bacterial - genetics Asymptomatic colonization Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins - genetics Carrier Proteins - genetics Carrier State - epidemiology Carrier State - microbiology Child Children Colonization Complications emm typing epidemiology Ethnic groups Female Hawaii - epidemiology Humans Infection Male Multivariate Analysis Pacific Islander Pharynx Pharynx - microbiology Rheumatic fever Streptococcal Infections - epidemiology Streptococcal Infections - microbiology Streptococcus Streptococcus pyogenes Streptococcus pyogenes - genetics Streptococcus pyogenes - isolation & purification
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Zusammenfassung:	Group A streptococcal (GAS) pharyngeal colonization rates were determined among 1061 asymptomatic students in Hawaii and American Samoa where acute rheumatic fever rates are high. All GAS isolates were emm sequence typed. Although pharyngeal colonization rates were low in Hawaii (3.4%), Pacific Islander children had significantly higher colonization rates (5.7% vs. 1.2% in other ethnic groups, p
ISSN:	1198-743X 1469-0691
DOI:	10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.02879.x