Group A streptococcal pharyngitis

Primary Care Update for Ob/Gyns

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 222-225

  DuBose, Kimberly C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEVER; HUMAN; PAIN; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC FEVER; SORE THROAT; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; VIRUS CULTURE;

EID: 0036852923     PISSN: 1068607X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1068-607X(02)00122-1     Document Type: Article

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