1962
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.1962.02080020023004
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β-Hemolytic Streptococci in Tonsillar Tissue

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“…4) In general, the frequency with which rheumatic fever follows streptococcal disease appears to be related to the intensity of the antigenic stimulus produced in the rheumatic host by the infecting strains.5) Stollerman report-Jap. Heart J.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…4) In general, the frequency with which rheumatic fever follows streptococcal disease appears to be related to the intensity of the antigenic stimulus produced in the rheumatic host by the infecting strains.5) Stollerman report-Jap. Heart J.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Cultures of two sequential specimens, for example, taken from the same patient will show identical results only about 90 percent of the time [5]. Moreover, a study conducted by Saslow and colleagues [6] showed that 24 percent of throat culture specimens failed to reveal streptococcal infection that was later identified when the patients' tonsils were removed and examined. One of the most frustrating drawbacks of the culture method of diagnosis is the 24-to 36-hour delay before results are available.…”
Section: Diagnosismentioning
confidence: 99%