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Clinical and Microbiological Characteristics of Severe Group A Streptococcal Infections in Italy

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Streptococci and the Host

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology ((AEMB,volume 418))

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The past ten years have seen a resurgence in reports of severe group A streptococcal infections (GAS), including streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) and necrotizing fasciitis1,5. This report summarizes the situation of systemic GAS infections observed over a 2-year period (1994–1995) in Italy.

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  1. Laboratorio di Batteriologia e Micologia Medica, Italy

    C. von Hunolstein, M. Pataracchia, F. Scopetti, S. Recchia & G. Orefici

  2. Lab. di Epidemiologia e Biostatistica, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, viale Regina Elena 299, 00161, Roma, Italy

    B. Suligoi & D. Greco

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  1. Institut Pasteur, Paris, France

    Thea Horaud

  2. Hôtel Dieu Hospital, University Paris VI, Paris, France

    Anne Bouvet

  3. Henri Mondor Hospital, University Paris XII, Creteil, France

    Roland Leclercq

  4. Hospital of Fleyriat, Bourg en Bresse, France

    Henri de Montclos

  5. University Paul Sabatier and National Center of Scientific Research, Toulouse, France

    Michel Sicard

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von Hunolstein, C. et al. (1997). Clinical and Microbiological Characteristics of Severe Group A Streptococcal Infections in Italy. In: Horaud, T., Bouvet, A., Leclercq, R., de Montclos, H., Sicard, M. (eds) Streptococci and the Host. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 418. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1825-3_20

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