The role of tonsils in predisposing to streptococcal infections and recurrences of rheumatic fever

N Engl J Med. 1970 Feb 5;282(6):285-91. doi: 10.1056/NEJM197002052820601.
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MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Age Factors
  • Antibodies / analysis
  • Antistreptolysin / blood
  • Child
  • Chronic Disease
  • Computers / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • Palatine Tonsil / anatomy & histology
  • Palatine Tonsil / physiology*
  • Penicillin G Benzathine / therapeutic use
  • Prospective Studies
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Rheumatic Fever / complications*
  • Rheumatic Fever / prevention & control
  • Rheumatic Heart Disease / complications
  • Streptococcal Infections / diagnosis
  • Streptococcal Infections / epidemiology
  • Streptococcal Infections / etiology*
  • Streptococcal Infections / immunology
  • Streptococcal Infections / prevention & control
  • Streptococcus pyogenes / isolation & purification
  • Tonsillectomy

Substances

  • Antibodies
  • Antistreptolysin
  • Penicillin G Benzathine