Presence of Streptococcus pyogenes in the throat in invasive Group A Streptococcal disease: a prospective two-year study in two health districts, Finland.
Ville KailaJohanna VilhonenKirsi Gröndahl-Yli-HannukselaKaisu Rantakokko-JalavaTapio SeiskariKari AuranenEmilia LönnqvistMirva VirolainenHanne-Leena HyyryläinenJarmo OksiJaana SyrjänenJaana VuopioPublished in: Infectious diseases (London, England) (2023)
GAS was frequently observed in throat swabs of patients with iGAS infection. This may suggest that hematogenous seeding from the nasopharynx is a possible portal of entry.