Streptococcal pharyngitis in general practice. 1. Some unusual features of the epidemiology

This report is based on a study of acute infections of the upper respiratory tract in 1965 and detailed records of such infections in 1963 and 1964. A change from illnesses mainly yielding viruses to illnesses mainly yielding group A streptococci was noted around the age of 5 years. A positive cultu...

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Published in:Epidemiology and infection 1992-10, Vol.109 (2), p.181-189
Main Author: Higgins, P. M.
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Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Age groups
Child
Child, Preschool
Children
Cultural groups
Diseases
England - epidemiology
Family Practice
Female
General practice
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Infections
Infectious Diseases
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Male
Middle Aged
Pharyngitis
Pharyngitis - blood
Pharyngitis - epidemiology
Pharyngitis - microbiology
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Science & Technology
Sex Factors
Streptococcal infections
Streptococcal Infections - blood
Streptococcal Infections - epidemiology
Streptococcal Infections - microbiology
Streptococcus pyogenes
Throat
Viruses
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subjects Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Age groups
Child
Child, Preschool
Children
Cultural groups
Diseases
England - epidemiology
Family Practice
Female
General practice
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Infections
Infectious Diseases
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Male
Middle Aged
Pharyngitis
Pharyngitis - blood
Pharyngitis - epidemiology
Pharyngitis - microbiology
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Science & Technology
Sex Factors
Streptococcal infections
Streptococcal Infections - blood
Streptococcal Infections - epidemiology
Streptococcal Infections - microbiology
Streptococcus pyogenes
Throat
Viruses
title Streptococcal pharyngitis in general practice. 1. Some unusual features of the epidemiology
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