Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infections in North Carolina: Epidemiology, Clinical Features, and Genetic and Serotype Analysis of Causative Organisms

During 1994 and 1995, an increase in the number and severity of group A streptococcal (GAS) infections was noted in North Carolina. Ninety-six patients had GAS recovered from blood and other sterile body fluids, abscesses, and soft tissue. The overall case fatality rate was 11% but was much higher i...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of infectious diseases 1997-10, Vol.176 (4), p.992-1000
Hauptverfasser:	Kiska, Deanna L., Thiede, Barbara, Caracciolo, Judy, Jordan, Michele, Johnson, Dwight, Kaplan, Edward L., Gruninger, Robert P., Lohr, Jacob A., Gilligan, Peter H., Denny, Floyd W.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abscess - microbiology Adolescent Adult Aged Antibodies, Bacterial - analysis Bacteremia - microbiology Bacterial Proteins - immunology Bacteriology Biological and medical sciences Child Child, Preschool Disease outbreaks DNA, Bacterial - analysis Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field Epidemiology Exotoxins - genetics Fasciitis, Necrotizing - epidemiology Fasciitis, Necrotizing - microbiology Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Gels Humans Infant Infections Membrane Proteins Microbiology Middle Aged Molecular Epidemiology Necrotizing fasciitis North Carolina - epidemiology Pharyngeal Diseases - microbiology Pharyngitis Polymerase Chain Reaction Scarlet fever Shock, Septic - epidemiology Shock, Septic - microbiology Soft Tissue Infections - epidemiology Soft Tissue Infections - microbiology Streptococcal infections Streptococcal Infections - diagnosis Streptococcal Infections - epidemiology Streptococcal Infections - mortality Streptococcus pyogenes Streptococcus pyogenes - genetics Streptococcus pyogenes - immunology Toxicity
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