Group A streptococcus is one of the most common bacteria that causes infections in the throat and skin areas of the body. When these infections become invasive, they can be life-threatening, so early treatment of group A streptococcus is necessary to reduce the risk of danger.

Streptococcal pharyngitis in children, if not treated promptly, can cause many dangerous complications such as infections in the tonsils, ears, blood; kidney inflammation and rheumatic fever, damage to the heart valves, etc. Therefore, it is necessary to have effective preventive measures and early treatment of streptococcal pharyngitis.

There are many different strains of streptococcus bacteria, of which group A streptococcus is the type that often causes disease in humans. Streptococcus bacteria can cause diseases in organs such as the throat, skin, digestive tract... In addition, it also causes very dangerous secondary infections.

Throat swab testing method helps to directly and quickly detect group A beta-hemolytic streptococci in throat swab samples.