Outbreak of perianal Streptococcus pyogenes infection in a day-care center

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 247-249

  Saxén, Harri ^a   Muotiala, Anna ^b   Rostila, Timo ^c   Vuopio Varkila, Jaana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c Aurora Hospital   (Finland)

Author keywords

day care center; outbreak; perianal infection; Streptococcus pyogenes

Indexed keywords

ANUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

ANUS DISEASES; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0031048287     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199702000-00016     Document Type: Article

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