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[Pharyngotonsillitis caused by Streptococcus pyogenes: clinical and epidemiological aspects and resistance phenotypes towards macrolides].
Le infezioni in medicina - 1 Dec 2002
Crotti Daniele, D'Annibale Maria Letizia, Ubaldi Manuela, Fonzo Giovanna, Medori Maria Chiara
Abstract excerpt
During 2001 we analyzed 1730 pharyngeal swabs for S. pyogenes (SGA): 1142 children (0-10 years old), 132 adolescent subjects (11-17 years old), and 456 adults (18 or more years old). 994 subjects (664 children, 85 adolescent ones, 245 adults) had acute pharyngotonsillitis. In this last group we observed 321 positivities (32.3 %) for SGA: 40.4 % among children, 24.7 % among adolescent people, 13.1 % among adults....
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