Epidemiological and clinical aspects of invasive group A streptococcal infections and the streptococcal toxic shock syndrome

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1428-1436

  Eriksson, B K G ^a   Andersson, J ^b   Holm, S E ^b   Norgren, M ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; SWEDEN; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME;

EID: 0032450158     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/515012     Document Type: Article

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