Epidemiologic evidence for Lancefield group C beta-hemolytic streptococci as a cause of exudative pharyngitis in college students

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-4

  Turner, James C ^a,d   Hayden, Frederick G ^a   Lobo, Monica C ^a,b   Ramirez, Colin E ^a,c   Murren, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINOVIRUS; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP C; THROAT CULTURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHINOVIRUS; STREPTOCOCCUS ANGINOSUS; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP A'; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP C';

EID: 0031059952     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.1.1-4.1997     Document Type: Article

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