Rapid identification of streptococcal pharyngitis

Qatar Medical Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 37-39

  Shaheen, Bassam H ^a,b   Hamdan, A T ^a  

^a Farah Hospital   (Jordan)

^b NONE   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; NONHUMAN; PHARYNGITIS; PREDICTION; PRESCRIPTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SORE THROAT; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; THROAT CULTURE;

EID: 33847376795     PISSN: 02538253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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