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PCR-based detection reveals threefold underdiagnoses of Group A Streptococcus and Pathogenic Non-Group A Streptococci Predominance in Iraqi Tonsillitis Patients

2026-01-16

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<h4>Background: </h4> Beta-hemolytic streptococci (BHS) constitute a significant etiology of tonsillitis and rheumatic heart disease (RHD), affecting approximately 55 million individuals and causing 360,000 deaths annually worldwide. In the Middle East and North Africa region, RHD prevalence reaches 389 per 100,000 population, though diagnostic inadequacies may obscure the true disease burden. This investigation c...

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Literature Corpus work: a1514669-af5b-5194-8259-f98f732c3c4e
DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.173479.1

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