Invassive infections caused by Group A streptococci: Clinical characteristics and microbiological analyses in 31 cases;Infecciones invasoras por estreptococos del grupo A: características clínicas y análisis microbiológico de 31 casos

Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiologia Clinica

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 371-375

  Bosch, Teresa ^a   Riera, Melchor ^a   Galmés, Maribel ^a   Ramírez, Antonio ^a   Albertí, Sebastián ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SON ESPASES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Incidence; Invassive infections; Necrotizing fasciitis; Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome; Streptococcus pyogenes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPAIN; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPAIN; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0035490857     PISSN: 0213005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0213-005X(01)72669-9     Document Type: Article

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