Epidemiology, outcome and emm types of invasive group A streptococcal infections in Finland

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1229-1235

  Siljander, T ^a   Lyytikainen O ^a   Vahakuopus S ^a   Snellman, M ^a   Jalava, J ^a   Vuopio, J ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACITRACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FATALITY; FEMALE; FINLAND; GROUP A STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX RATIO; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; SUMMER; WINTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BLOOD; CARRIER PROTEINS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957308264     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-010-0989-9     Document Type: Article

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