A family outbreak due to an emm-type 11 multiresistant strain of Streptococcus pyogenes

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 292-295

  Martinaud, C ^a   Doloy, A ^b   Graffin, B ^c   Gaillard, T ^a   Poyet, R ^c   Mallet, S ^a   Carsuzaa, F ^a   Brisou, P ^a   Bouvet, A ^b  

^a Military Teaching Hospital Sainte Anne   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c centre hospitalier de Chartres   (France)

Author keywords

Bacteraemia; Emm type 11; Outbreak; Prophylaxis; Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome; Streptococcus pyogenes

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEVER; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; THROAT CULTURE;

STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 76749090179     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.02808.x     Document Type: Article

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