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Invasive Group A Streptococcus Infection among Children, Rural Kenya

To determine the extent of group A Streptococcus (GAS) infections in sub-Saharan Africa and the serotypes that cause disease, we analyzed surveillance data for 64,741 hospital admissions in Kilifi, Kenya, during 1998–2011. We evaluated incidence, clinical presentations, and emm types that cause inva...

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Autores principales: Seale, Anna C., Davies, Mark R., Anampiu, Kirimi, Morpeth, Susan C., Nyongesa, Sammy, Mwarumba, Salim, Smeesters, Pierre R., Efstratiou, Androulla, Karugutu, Rosylene, Mturi, Neema, Williams, Thomas N., Scott, J. Anthony G., Kariuki, Samuel, Dougan, Gordon, Berkley, James A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4734542/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26811918
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2202.151358