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. 1990 Dec;93(6):417-8.

Persistent occurrence of beta-haemolytic streptococci in a population of Lagos school children

S F Lawal  1 , T Odugbemi, A O Coker, E O Solanke
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Persistent occurrence of beta-haemolytic streptococci in a population of Lagos school children

S F Lawal et al. J Trop Med Hyg. 1990 Dec.

Abstract

A total of 354 (8%) out of 4395 primary school pupils located in seven Lagos primary schools were positive for beta-haemolytic streptococci (BHS). Eighty-three (23%), 99 (28%) and 113 (32%) of the respiratory tract isolates and 25 (53%), 14 (30%) and seven (15%) of the skin-lesion isolates were identified as belonging to Lancefield groups A, C and G respectively. Prevalence rate of BHS in a rural school was different from that in urban schools.

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