Familial transmission of a serious disease-producing group a streptococcus clone: Case reports and review

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1118-1121

  Gamba, M A ^b   Martinelli, M ^b   Schaad, H J ^a   Streuli, R A ^b   Dipersio, J ^b   Matter, L ^b   Ris, H B ^b   Marchal, F ^b   Kaplan, E L ^b   Stevens, D L ^b   Malinverni, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; REVIEW; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME;

EID: 0030949153     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/513636     Document Type: Review

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