[Bacteriological findings in a group of students from designated health sector]

The results of a pharyngeal swab bacteriological examination carried on all first-year primary schoolchildren in a local health area are presented. Beta-haemolytic streptococci, Staphylococcus aureus coagulase + and Corynebacterium diphteriae percentages are illustrated, together with observations of a prophylactic and curative nature.