The prevalence of potential pathogenic bacteria in nasopharyngeal samples from individuals with a respiratory tract infection and a sore throat - Implications for the diagnosis of phryngotonsillitis

Family Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 266-271

  Gunnarsson, Ronny K ^a   Holm, Stig E ^b   Söderström, Margareta ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Research and Development Unit   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Haemophilus influenzae; Moraxella catarrhalis; Nasopharyngeal culture; Respiratory tract infections; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN V;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CARRIER; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; PATHOGENICITY; PHARYNGITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SORE THROAT; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; THROAT CULTURE; TONSILLITIS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0034981656     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/18.3.266     Document Type: Article

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