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Beta-haemolytic streptococci in saliva*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

P. W. Ross
P. W. Ross
Affiliation:
Department of Bacteriology, Medical School, University of Edinburgh
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Viable counts of beta-haemolytic streptococci per ml. of saliva were made in the following groups: (1) children with acute streptococcal sore throat, (2) children with acute non-streptococcal sore throat, (3) children who had no sore throat but were streptococcal throat carriers, (4) children who neither had a sore throat nor were streptococcal throat carriers.

The mean counts from cases of streptococcal sore throat and from streptococcal carriers were respectively 1·4 × 106 and 2·5 × 105 per ml.

In a comparison of the efficiency of the throat swab, sublingual swab and specimen of saliva in isolating beta-haemolytic streptococci from the upper respiratory tract, culture of saliva produced the best results.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 69 , Issue 3 , September 1971 , pp. 347 - 353
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1971

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