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Intracellular Reservoir of Streptococcus pyogenes In Vivo: A Possible Explanation for Recurrent Pharyngotonsillitis
1 May 1997
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Numerous theories have been presented that attempt to explain the frequent recurrences of pharyngotonsillitis caused by Streptococcus pyogenes; these recurrences occur after seemingly adequate antibiotic treatment. We previously have demonstrated that Spyogenes can survive for up to 7 days intracellularly in immortalized human respiratory epithelial cells grown in an antibiotic supplemented medium. Viable S...
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