β-Haemolytic Streptococci

Principles and Practice of Clinical Bacteriology: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 1-20

  Efstratiou, Androulla ^a   Sriskandan, Shiranee ^b   Lamagni, Theresa ^a   Whatmore, Adrian ^c  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

haemolytic streptococcal infection epidemiology; haemolytic streptococci; Antimicrobial resistance; Invasive haemolytic disease; Pathogenesis and virulence factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 60249100839     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470017968.ch1     Document Type: Chapter

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