Colonisation rates of Streptococcus pyogenes and Staphylococcus aureus in the oropharynx of a young adult population

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 153-155

  Levy, R M ^a,c   Leyden, J J ^b   Margolis, D J ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Colonisation; Oropharynx; Pharyngitis; Staphylococcus aureus; Streptococcus pyogenes; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHI SQUARE TEST; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OROPHARYNX; PHARYNGITIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THROAT CULTURE;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 13844281070     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2004.01042.x     Document Type: Article

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