Recurrence rate of streptococcal pharyngitis related to hygienic measures.
Objective - To test the hypothesis that treatment failures of streptococcal pharyngotonsillitis may be caused by reinfection by the patients' own streptococci remaining on a toothbrush or in the bedclothes. Design - To elucidate the role of streptococcal contamination of the environment, hygienic me...
| Publicado en: | Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 8 - 13 |
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| Formato: | clinical trial research Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
5/26/98
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