Invasive group A streptococcal infections in Ontario, Canada

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 335, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 547-554

  Davies, H Dele ^a   Mcgeer, Allison ^b   Schwartz, Benjamin ^d   Green, Karen ^b   Cann, Darlene ^b   Simor, Andrew E ^c   Low, Donald E ^b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SHOCK, SEPTIC; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029778918     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199608223350803     Document Type: Article

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