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Mass Antibiotic Treatment for Group A Streptococcus Outbreaks in Two Long-Term Care Facilities

Outbreaks of invasive infections caused by group A β-hemolytic streptococcus (GAS) may occur in long-term care settings and are associated with a high case-fatality rate in debilitated adults. Targeted antibiotic treatment only to residents and staff known to be at specific risk of GAS may be an ine...

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Autores principales: Smith, Andrea, Li, Aimin, Tolomeo, Ornella, Tyrell, Gregory J., Jamieson, Frances, Fisman, David
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3033098/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14609461
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0910.030130