Transmission of Streptococcus pyogenes causing toxic shock-like syndrome among family members and confirmation by DNA macrorestriction analysis

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 175, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 723-726

  Ichiyama, Satoshi ^a   Nakashima, Kazumitsu ^b   Shimokata, Kaoru ^b   Ohta, Michio ^b   Shimizu, Yoshikata ^b   Ooe, Kenji ^b   Igarashi, Hideo ^b   Murai, Teiko ^b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA DETERMINATION; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION PREVENTION; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME;

EID: 0031016176     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/175.3.723     Document Type: Article

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