Detection of group A streptococci in children under 3 years of age with pharyngitis

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 338-340

  Woods, W A ^a   Carter, C T ^a   Schlager, T A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b Department of Emergency Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Group A streptococci; Pharyngitis

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFANT; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHARYNGITIS; PHARYNX EXAMINATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RASH; RHINORRHEA; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; TEMPERATURE; THROAT CULTURE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0032717206     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-199910000-00011     Document Type: Article

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