Epidemiological features of invasive and noninvasive group a streptococcal disease in the Netherlands, 1992-1996

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 434-444

  Vlaminckx, B ^a   Van Pelt, W ^b   Schouls, L ^b   Van Silfhout, A ^b   Elzenaar, C ^b   Mascini, E ^a   Verhoef, J ^a   Schellekens, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CELLULITIS; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGITIS; MYOSITIS; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; NETHERLANDS; PERITONITIS; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 3142514473     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-004-1147-z     Document Type: Article

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