Increase in group G streptococcal infections in a Community Hospital, New York, USA

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 991-993

  Wong, San S ^a   Lin, Yu S ^a   Mathew, Liby ^a   Rajagopal, Latha ^a   Sepkowitz, Douglas ^a  

^a LONG ISLAND COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; DAPTOMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; LETTER; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MIXED INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP G; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; PREVALENCE; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 67449095230     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1506.080666     Document Type: Letter

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