Occurrence and Pathogenicity of the streptococcus Milleri group

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1988, Pages 257-285

  Gossling, Jennifer ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUTH MUCOSA; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; REVIEW; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; UROGENITAL SYSTEM; VIRULENCE;

FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; MOUTH MUCOSA; PREGNANCY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; UROGENITAL SYSTEM; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0023971332     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/10.2.257     Document Type: Review

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