CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · J Lab Physicians 2014; 6(01): 064-065
DOI: 10.4103/0974-2727.129099
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A Community-Based Study of the Rate of Beta-Hemolytic Group A Streptococcal Infections in Symptomatic and Asymptomatic School Children

Lakshmana Gowda Krishnappa
Department of Clinical Lab Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Department of Microbiology, Gulbarga University, Gulbarga, Karnataka, India
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Mohammed Ali M Marie
Department of Clinical Lab Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
,
James John
Department of Clinical Microbiology, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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Shivannavar Channappa Thippana
Department of Microbiology, Gulbarga University, Gulbarga, Karnataka, India
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Sangeetha Gopalkrishnan
Department of Microbiology, Central Leprosy Training and Research Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Brahmadathan Kootallur Narayan
Department of Clinical Microbiology, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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