Etiology of Acute Pharyngotonsillitis in Children: The Presence of Viruses and Bacteria |
Pyeon, Jong Seok
(Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
Moon, Kyung Pil (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) Kang, Jin Han (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) Ma, Sang Hyuk (Department of Pediatrics, Fatima Hospital) Bae, Song Mi (Division of Bacterial Respiratory Infections, Center for Infectious Diseases, Korea National Institute of Health) |
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