An outbreak of surgical-wound infections due to group A streptococcus carried on the scalp

N Engl J Med. 1990 Oct 4;323(14):968-72. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199010043231406.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Carrier State
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Cross Infection / transmission*
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Operating Room Technicians*
  • Psoriasis / microbiology
  • Scalp / microbiology*
  • Streptococcal Infections / transmission*
  • Streptococcus pyogenes / isolation & purification
  • Surgical Wound Infection / etiology*