Nursing home outbreak of invasive group A streptococcal infections caused by 2 distinct strains

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 68-74

  Thigpen, Michael C ^a,b   Thomas, D Michael ^d   Gloss, David ^a   Park, Sarah Y ^a,b   Khan, Amy J ^c,d   Fogelman, Vicky L ^d   Beall, Bernard ^a   Van Beneden, Chris A ^a   Todd, Randall L ^d   Greene, Carolyn M ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

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

^c National Center for Health Marketing   (United States)

^d Nevada State Health Division   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NURSING HOME; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN CULTURE; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; THROAT CULTURE;

EID: 33846892239     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0195941700045677     Document Type: Article

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