Increased incidence of invasive group A streptococcal infections in Sweden, January 2012-February 2013

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 18, Issue 14, 2013, Pages

  Darenberg, J ^a   Henriques Normark, B ^a,b,c   Lepp, T ^a   Tegmark Wisell, K ^a   Tegnell, A ^a   Widgren, K ^a  

^a SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GROUP A STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SWEDEN;

EID: 84876483603     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES2013.18.14.20443     Document Type: Article

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