Pharyngotonsillitis due to Arcanobacterium haemolyticum in Northern Israel

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 241-242

  Chen, Yael ^a,b   Colodner, Raul ^a,b   Chazan, Bibiana ^a,b   Raz, Raul ^a,b  

^a HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Arcanobacterium haemolyticum; Pharyngitis; Tonsillitis

Indexed keywords

CATALASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARCANOBACTERIUM HAEMOLYTICUM; ARTICLE; CHILD; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; ISRAEL; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHARYNGITIS; RASH; SORE THROAT; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; THROAT CULTURE; TONSILLITIS;

ACTINOMYCETACEAE; ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; ISRAEL; MIDDLE AGED; PHARYNGITIS; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 17244365384     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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