Group A β-hemolytic Streptococcal Vulvovaginitis: Diagnosis by Rapid Antigen Testing

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 179-183

  Muller, William J ^a,b   Schmitt, Barton D ^a  

^a Children's Hospital Colorado   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; SCHOOL CHILD; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; VULVOVAGINITIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEPHALEXIN; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; VULVOVAGINITIS;

EID: 1542316022     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000992280404300208     Document Type: Article

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