Isolation rates of Streptococcus pyogenes in patients with acute pharyngotonsillitis and among healthy school children in Iran

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 47-51

  Jasir, A ^a   Noorani, A ^b   Mirsalehian, A ^b   Schalen, C ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHARYNGITIS; SCHOOL CHILD; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TONSILLITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARRIER STATE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; IRAN; LARYNGITIS; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 0033964929     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268899003088     Document Type: Article

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