The future in tonsillopharyngitis: Rapid strep test;L'avenir dans l'angine: Les tests de diagnostic rapide

Medecine et Maladies Infectieuses

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 424-433

  Cohen, R ^a   Chaumette, L ^a   Bingen, E ^b   De Gouvello, A ^c   De La Rocque, F ^c  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER INTERCOMMUNAL DE CRÉTEIL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

^c ACTIV ^*

Author keywords

group A streptococci; rapid strep test; tonsillopharyngitis

Indexed keywords

ANGINA PECTORIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; PHARYNGITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 0030903064     PISSN: 0399077X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0399-077X(97)80044-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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