Epidemiology of Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infections in the United States, 2005-2012.

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Invasive group A Streptococcus (GAS) infections are associated with significant morbidity and mortality rates. We report the epidemiology and trends of invasive GAS over 8 years of surveillance.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Clin. Infect. Dis.

Title: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)

ISSN (Electronic): 1537-6591

ISSN (Print): 1058-4838

Publication date (Electronic): Aug 15 2016

Volume: 63

Issue: 4

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[1 ] Epidemic Intelligence Service National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.

[2 ] National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

[3 ] Emory University School of Medicine and the VA Medical Center, Atlanta, Georgia.

[4 ] Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.

[5 ] Minnesota Department of Health, St Paul.

[6 ] Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver.

[7 ] New York State Department of Health, Albany.

[8 ] California Department of Public Health, Richmond.

[9 ] Oregon Health Authority, Portland.

[10 ] New Mexico Emerging Infections Program, University of New Mexico, Las Cruces.

[11 ] Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland.

[12 ] Connecticut Department of Public Health, Hartford.

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Publisher Item ID: ciw248

DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciw248

PubMed ID: 27105747

SO-VID: d2350be2-1699-49a3-b38b-c91e778eacf3

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Keywords: surveillance,vaccine,streptococcal toxic shock syndrome,group A Streptococcus,epidemiology

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Keywords: surveillance, vaccine, streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, group A Streptococcus, epidemiology

Epidemiology of Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infections in the United States, 2005-2012.

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