The rate of asymptomatic throat carriage of group A Streptococcus in school children and associated ASO titers in Duzce, Turkey

Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 271-272

  Ozturk, C Elif ^a   Yavuz, Taner ^a   Kaya, Demet ^a   Yucel, Muhterem ^a  

^a ABANT IZZET BAYSAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHARYNGITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOLYSIN TITER; THROAT CULTURE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER STATE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHARYNX; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; STREPTOLYSINS; TURKEY;

EID: 13844317836     PISSN: 13446304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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