Dynamic epidemiology of group A streptococcal serotypes associated with pharyngitis

Lancet

Volumn 358, Issue 9290, 2001, Pages 1334-1337

  Kaplan, Edward L ^a   Wotton, Jason T ^a   Johnson, Dwight R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

M PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BETA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL CARE; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; THROAT CULTURE;

EID: 0035922708     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(01)06415-7     Document Type: Article

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