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Prevalence of group a streptococcus pharyngeal carriage and clinical manifestations in school children aged 5–15 yrs in Wakiso District, Uganda

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Title
Prevalence of group a streptococcus pharyngeal carriage and clinical manifestations in school children aged 5–15 yrs in Wakiso District, Uganda
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BMC Infectious Diseases, April 2017
DOI 10.1186/s12879-017-2353-5
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Irene Nayiga, Emmy Okello, Peter Lwabi, Grace Ndeezi

Abstract

Beta-hemolytic streptococci carrier rates in children living in low-income countries are high ranging from 10 to 50%. Although most of these children are asymptomatic, they are a reservoir and pose a risk of transmission. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of group a streptococcus pharyngeal carriage and clinical manifestations in school going children in Wakiso district, Uganda. A cross sectional study targeting children age 5-15 years in primary schools in one sub-county of Wakiso district was carried out. Three hundred and sixty-six children from five primary schools were enrolled and evaluated for group a streptococcus (GAS) carriage. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect data that included social demographics, school environment and clinical findings. For every enrolled child a throat swab was taken and cultured for GAS and blood was drawn for anti-streptolysin-O titres. Analysis of data was done using STATA. The prevalence of GAS carriage was 16%. The children with GAS positive cultures were mainly females. The factor associated with GAS carriage was the school location, with peri-urban schools more likely to have children with GAS compared to rural schools; AOR 2.48 (95% CI: 1.01 - 6.11), P = 0.049. There was no significant difference between the characteristic of children with GAS positive verses GAS negative throat swab cultures. There is a high prevalence of GAS pharyngeal carriage among children aged 5-15 years attending primary schools in Wakiso District, Uganda.

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 9 15%
Student > Postgraduate 8 13%
Researcher 5 8%
Student > Doctoral Student 4 7%
Student > Ph. D. Student 4 7%
Other 6 10%
Unknown 25 41%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 18 30%
Nursing and Health Professions 4 7%
Social Sciences 3 5%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 2 3%
Immunology and Microbiology 2 3%
Other 6 10%
Unknown 26 43%
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