The investigators intend to screen children who are suspected of having GAS tonsillitis. From each child we will take a throat culture and saliva sample to screen for molecular evidence of GAS.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
100
throat culture and oral cavity sample
molecular detection of GAS compared to throat culture detection
3 days after taking the oral sample, the investigators will compare it to the throat culture taken at the same time.
Time frame: 3 days
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