Journal article
Surveillance for hospital outbreaks of invasive group a streptococcal infections in Ontario, Canada, 1992 to 2000.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Streptococcus pyogenes can cause severe disease in the individual patient and dramatic hospital outbreaks.
OBJECTIVE: To describe the epidemiology of hospital outbreaks of invasive group A streptococcal infection in order to understand the potential benefit of proposed outbreak investigation and management strategies.
Authors
Daneman N; Green KA; Low DE; Simor AE; Willey B; Schwartz B; Toye B; Jessamine P; Tyrrell GJ; Krajden S
Journal
Annals of Internal Medicine, Vol. 147, No. 4, pp. 234–241
Publisher
American College of Physicians
Publication Date
August 21, 2007
DOI
10.7326/0003-4819-147-4-200708210-00004
ISSN
1056-8751