Group A Streptococcus Carriage in Adults in Southern Israel: A Prospective Study

CONCLUSIONS: Being an ultra-Orthodox Jew was the single variable associated with a GAS carriage, which may be related to having many children at home and living in overcrowded areas. Primary care physicians in Israel should recognize this situation when examining patients with sore throats, mainly ultra-Orthodox Jews.PMID:38616668

Source: The Israel Medical Association Journal - April 15, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Limor Adler Or Tzadok Zehavi Miriam Parizade Yair Hershkovitz Menashe Meni Amran Robert Hoffman Tal Hakmon Aronson Erela Rotlevi Bar Cohen Ilan Yehoshua Source Type: research