Group A streptococci in household pets' eyes - A source of infection in humans?

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 469-471

  Falck, Göran ^a,b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Apoteksgardens Vardcentrum   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; NONHUMAN; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 0030712026     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365549709011856     Document Type: Article

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