Epidemiology of pharyngeal carriage of Fusobacterium necrophorum

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1264-1265

  Ludlam, Hugo ^a   Howard, Julia ^a,b   Kingston, Barry ^c   Donachie, Linda ^a   Foulkes, Joanne ^a   Guha, Simantee ^a   Curran, Martin D ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Ida Darwin   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; HUMAN; LEMIERRE SYNDROME; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SORE THROAT; THROAT CULTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARRIER STATE; FEMALE; FUSOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; PHARYNGITIS; PHARYNX; RISK FACTORS; STREPTOCOCCUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69049092703     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.006718-0     Document Type: Letter

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