Streptococcus pyogenes transmission among air force recruits: Efficacy of surveillance and prophylaxis protocols

Military Medicine

Volumn 163, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 667-671

  Peters, John E ^a   Gackstetter, Gary D ^b  

^a McHenry County College   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHARYNGITIS; SCREENING; SOLDIER; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; THROAT CULTURE;

EID: 0031754660     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/milmed/163.10.667     Document Type: Article

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