title: Discrepancies in the recovery of group A beta-hemolytic streptococci from both tonsillar surfaces.
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital National Medical Center, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Brook
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Leyva
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014066:Palatine Tonsil / Q000382:microbiology*; D013048:Specimen Handling; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000382:microbiology*