Identification of serogroups of beta hemolytic streptococci in children with tonsillo-pharyngitis

Bangladesh Medical Research Council Bulletin

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 113-117

  Ahmed, J ^a   Zaman, M M ^b   Keramat Ali, S M ^c  

^a National Center for Control of Rheumatic Fever and Heart Diseases   (Bangladesh)

^b World Heart Organization   (Bangladesh)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BANGLADESH; BETA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; CHILD; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHARYNGITIS; PREVALENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP C; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP G; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP M; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; THROAT CULTURE; TIME; TONSILLITIS;

ADOLESCENT; BANGLADESH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HUMANS; MALE; PHARYNGITIS; PHARYNX; PREVALENCE; RHEUMATIC FEVER; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 1642403608     PISSN: 03779238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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