Treatment failure in streptococcal pharyngotonsillitis. An attempt to identify penicillin tolerant streptococcus pyogenes

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 143-147

  Orrling, Arne ^a   Stjernquist Desatnik, Anna ^a   Schalén, Claes ^a   Kamme, Carl ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G; PENICILLIN V;

ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG TOLERANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PHARYNGITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; SURVIVAL RATE; TONSILLITIS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0029936972     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365549609049065     Document Type: Article

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