Increase in Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease and Emergence of Mucoid Strains in a Pediatric Population: February–June 2017

BACKGROUND: Infection with group A Streptococcus (GAS) can cause severe systemic and locally invasive disease. Invasive group A streptococcal (iGAS) disease incidence varies both seasonally and year-to-year, and it may exhibit clustered outbreaks. We observed an upswing in iGAS cases at a tertiary c...

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Autores principales: Walker, Lorne W, Montoya, Lindsay, Chochua, Sopio, Beall, Bernard, Green, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6602792/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31281869
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz275

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