Changing Pattern of Clinical Illness in Children with Group A Streptococcal Bacteremia

Objective: To test the hypothesis that bacteremia caused by group A streptococci (gas) has become more common and the presentation of the infection more severe in the Izaak Walton Killam Hospital for Children during the past decade.

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Main Authors: Kim J Burrows, Scott A Halperin, Margaret Swift, Robert Bortolussi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1993-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1993/916470
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Summary:Objective: To test the hypothesis that bacteremia caused by group A streptococci (gas) has become more common and the presentation of the infection more severe in the Izaak Walton Killam Hospital for Children during the past decade.
ISSN:1180-2332