Population-based surveillance for postpartum invasive group A streptococcus infections, 1995-2000

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 665-670

  Chuang, Ilin ^a   Van Beneden, Chris ^a   Beall, Bernard ^a   Schuchat, Anne ^a  

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

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0037105726     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/342062     Document Type: Article

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