Table 1 Species and serogroup distribution of beta hemolytic streptococci isolated from children with rheumatic heart disease
Species | Serogroup | No | % |
|---|---|---|---|
S. pyogenes | A | 4 | 6.9 |
S. dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis | A | 2 | 3.4 |
C | 1 | 1.7 | |
G | 1 | 1.7 | |
S. agalactiae | B | 1 | 1.7 |
S. anginosus | G | 20 | 34.5 |
non-typeable | 1 | 1.7 | |
S. constellatus | F | 24 | 41.2 |
non-typeable | 1 | 1.7 | |
Not differentiated | C | 1 | 1.7 |
F | 1 | 1.7 | |
G | 1 | 1.7 | |
Total | 58 | 100 | |