Invasive group B streptococcal disease in Maryland nursing home residents

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 183, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1138-1142

  Henning, Kelly J ^a   Hall, Elvira L ^a,e   Dwyer, Diane M ^a   Billmann, Lillian ^b   Schuchat, Anne ^f   Johnson, Judith A ^c,d   Harrison, Lee H ^b,g  

^a MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e CDC   (United States)

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

^g UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSING HOME; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MARYLAND; NURSING HOMES; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0035313194     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/319278     Document Type: Article

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