Invasive Group A Streptococcus Infection in Children in Central Israel in 2012-2019

Autor: Amos Adler, Gideon Paret, Amit Carmi, Assaf Rokney, Lior Goldberg, Merav Ron, Galia Grisaru-Soen, Michal Canetti, Sharon Amit
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: The Pediatric infectious disease journal. 40(7)
ISSN: 1532-0987
Popis: BACKGROUND Group A Streptococcus can cause serious and sometimes life-threatening disease in children. The past few years have witnessed a rise in invasive group A Streptococcus infection (iGASi) for unclear reasons. This study attempted to describe the epidemiology, the clinical and demographic characteristics and the outcomes associated with iGASi in hospitalized children in central Israel. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed the medical records of children
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