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Molecular epidemiological investigation of an outbreak of invasive beta-haemolytic streptococcal infection in western Norway.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Mar 2009
Mylvaganam H, Bruun T, Vindenes H A, Langeland N, Skrede S
Abstract excerpt
During a decade-long, high endemic situation with severe group A streptococcal disease in western Norway, a cluster of 16 patients with invasive streptococcal disease was hospitalized during a period of 11 weeks. A study including clinical characteristics and molecular epidemiology of the outbreak was initiated. Relevant clinical information was obtained from the medical records of the patients. Nine of the 16...
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