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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2015 May;34(5):463–468. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000608

Table 1.

Frequency of group A streptococcal pharyngitis among Bamako schoolchildren.

Age Group Number of cases
of sore throat
GAS positive cases
N %
5 to 7 years old 160 45 28.1
8 to 10 years old 517 120 23.2
11 to 13 years old 817 220 26.9
14 to 16 years old 265 64 24.1
Total 1759 449 100.0