Household transmission of invasive group A streptococcus with necrotizing fasciitis

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 6-7, 2003, Pages 414-415

  Laustrup, Henrik K ^a   Justesen, Ulrik S ^a   Pedersen, Court ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CATECHOLAMINE; CEFUROXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; INFUSION FLUID; INOTROPIC AGENT; METRONIDAZOLE; OXYGEN; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; FAMILY HEALTH; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0042922843     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540310010967     Document Type: Article

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