Outbreak among drug users caused by a clonal strain of group A streptococcus.

We describe an outbreak among drug users of severe soft-tissue infections caused by a clonal strain of group A streptococcus of M-type 25. Cases (n = 19) in drug users were defined as infections (mainly needle abscesses) due to the outbreak strain. Comparison with controls showed that infected drug...

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Autores principales: Böhlen, L M, Mühlemann, K, Dubuis, O, Aebi, C, Täuber, M G
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2000
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2640854/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10756152

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