Detection of group A Streptococcus in tonsils from pediatric patients reveals high rate of asymptomatic streptococcal carriage

BACKGROUND: Group A Streptococcus (GAS) causes acute tonsillopharyngitis in children, and approximately 20% of this population are chronic carriers of GAS. Antibacterial therapy has previously been shown to be insufficient at clearing GAS carriage. Bacterial biofilms are a surface-attached bacterial...

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Autores principales: Roberts, Amity L, Connolly, Kristie L, Kirse, Daniel J, Evans, Adele K, Poehling, Katherine A, Peters, Timothy R, Reid, Sean D
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3279307/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22230361
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-12-3

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3279307/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22230361
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-12-3

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