Role of non-group A streptococci in acute pharyngitis

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 663-669

  Tiemstra, Jeffrey ^a   Miranda, Rosita L F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PHARYNGITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PHARYNGITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS; VIRUS DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70849127348     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2009.06.090035     Document Type: Article

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