1399. Dramatic Increase in Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infection in Persons Who Inject Drugs in an Urban Philadelphia Hospital

BACKGROUND: Invasive infection from Group A streptococcus (iGAS) is rising nationally, and we report a significant increase in incidence at an urban, quaternary care health center, which serves the Kensington neighborhood, the epicenter of the opioid crisis in Philadelphia, PA. We examined iGAS infe...

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Autores principales: Altneu, Eric, Metlay, Jessica, Davis, Hugh A, Spivack, Stephanie, Sullivan, Kaede Ota, Schultz, Sara K
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9752509/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofac492.1228

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9752509/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofac492.1228

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