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Outbreak of scarlet fever at a hospital day care centre: analysis of strain relatedness with phenotypic and genotypic characteristics.
The Journal of hospital infection - 1 Jul 1997
Hsueh P R, Teng L J, Lee P I, Yang P C, Huang L M, Chang S C, Lee C Y, Luh K T
Abstract excerpt
An outbreak of scarlet fever involving 12 children occurred at a hospital day care centre from February to March 1996. Twenty-five throat isolates of Streptococcus pyogenes (GAS, group A streptococcus) available from 24 children, including 10 children with scarlet fever and 14 asymptomatic carriers, and one asymptomatic staff member were studied for the presence of genes encoding streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin...
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