Invasive group A streptococcal infections in children: An emerging infectious disease in Turkey [1]

Annals of Tropical Paediatrics

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 365-366

  Çiftçi, Ergin ^a   Ince, Erdal ^a   Bingöler, Emine Bahar ^a   Bingöl Koloǧlu, Meltem ^a   Yaǧmurlu, Aydin ^a   Dindar, Hüseyin ^a   Doǧru, Ülker ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; CLINDAMYCIN;

BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FASCIOTOMY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LETTER; MALE; RHEUMATIC FEVER; SCAR FORMATION; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TURKEY;

EID: 11044238619     PISSN: 02724936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/027249304225019064     Document Type: Letter

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