Group A streptococcal infections of the pharynx in a rural population in south India

Indian Journal of Medical Research, Supplement

Volumn 119, Issue MAY, 2004, Pages 171-173

  Menon, Thangam ^b   Shanmugasundaram, S ^a   Kumar, M Palani ^b   Kumar, C P Girish ^b  

^a STANLEY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Biotypes; Group A streptococci; Rheumatic heart disease

Indexed keywords

ANTISTREPTOLYSIN; BETA GLUCURONIDASE; CARBOHYDRATE;

ADOLESCENT; AGAR MEDIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BETA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DISEASE CARRIER; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; INDIA; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NONHUMAN; PHARYNGITIS; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; RURAL POPULATION; SCREENING; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP C; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP G; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THROAT CULTURE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INDIA; PHARYNGITIS; RURAL POPULATION; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 3442901101     PISSN: 03679012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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