Predictors of death after severe Streptococcus pyogenes infection

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1304-1307

  Lamagni, Theresa L ^a   Neal, Shona ^a   Keshishian, Catherine ^a   Powell, David ^a   Potz, Nicola ^a   Pebody, Richard ^a   George, Robert ^a   Duckworth, Georgia ^a   Vuopio Varkila, Jaana ^b   Efstratiou, Androulla ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; SEASONAL VARIATION; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CELLULITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68049113593     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1508.090264     Document Type: Article

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