Temporal Changes in Streptococcal M Protein Types and the Near-Disappearance of Acute Rheumatic Fever in the United States
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- 15 February 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 42 (4) , 441-447
- https://doi.org/10.1086/499812
Abstract
Background. The explanation for the very substantial decrease in the incidence of acute rheumatic fever in the United States, particularly over the pKeywords
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