Comparison of clinical characteristics of group A streptococcal bacteremia in children and adults

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 97-100

  Bcgovac, Josip ^a   Kuzmanović, Nataša ^a   Bejuk, Danijela ^a  

^a Croatia   (Croatia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CHILD; CHILL; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOARTHROPATHY; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SEPTIC SHOCK; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; VOMITING;

EID: 0029787569     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/23.1.97     Document Type: Article

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