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Table 3 A comparison of the throat swab culture and ASOT tests for children attending Primary Schools in Sissa sub-county, Wakiso

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

 

ASOT

Positive (n = 35)

N (%)

ASOT

Negative (n = 331)

N (%)

 

Throat swab culture: Positive (n = 68)

9 (2.5)

59 (16.1)

 

Negative (n = 298)

26 (7.1)

272 (74.3)