Clinical presentations and epidemiology of β-haemolytic streptococcal bacteraemia: A population-based study

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 286-288

  Rantala, Sari ^a   Vuopio Varkila, J ^b   Vuento, R ^a   Huhtala, H ^c   Syrjanen J ^a,d  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^d TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bacteraemia; Clinical presentations; Epidemiology; Streptococci; haemolytic

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BETA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SKIN SURFACE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP C; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP G;

EID: 63249095242     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.02672.x     Document Type: Article

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