Bacterial pathogens of otitis media and sinusitis: Detection in the nasopharynx with selective agar media

Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine

Volumn 138, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 338-342

  Dudley, Sharon ^a,b   Ashe, Kathleen ^a,b   Winther, Birgit ^a,b   Hendley, J Owen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0035173883     PISSN: 00222143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mlc.2001.119311     Document Type: Article

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