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...

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Published in:Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 8 - 13
Main Authors: Falck G, Kjellander J, Schwan A
Format: clinical trial research Journal Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd 5/26/98
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