Bacteriologic findings in tonsillitis and pericoronitis

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 51-60

  Rajasuo, A ^a   Jousimies Somer, H ^b   Savolainen, S ^b   Leppanen J ^b   Murtomaa, H ^b   Meurman, J H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIOLOGY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM; EUBACTERIUM; GINGIVA DISEASE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PREVOTELLA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; TONSILLITIS; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

EID: 0029833767     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/23.1.51     Document Type: Article

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