Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infection in High School Football Players, New York City, 2003

Autor: Susan E. Manning, Elsie Lee, Maribeth Bambino, Joel Ackelsberg, Don Weiss, Chiminyan Sathyakumar, John Kornblum, Oxiris Barbot, Dwight Johnson, Edward L. Kaplan, Marcelle Layton
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2005
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Zdroj: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 146-149 (2005)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid1101.040559
Popis: After being notified that 2 high school football teammates were hospitalized with confirmed or suspected invasive group A streptococcal infections, we conducted an investigation of possible spread among other team members. This investigation highlights a need for guidelines on management of streptococcal and other infectious disease outbreaks in team sport settings.
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