An Outbreak of Streptococcal Skin Sepsis in a Closed Community
- 24 August 1974
- Vol. 3 (5929) , 497-499
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.3.5929.497
Abstract
An outbreak of skin sepsis due to β-haemolytic streptococcus group A M33, T3/13/B3264 occurred in a closed community. Staphylococcus aureus was also present in many of the lesions, but different strains were recognizable by phage typing. Environmental contamination was found. The outbreak was controlled by isolating infected boys and decontaminating the environment. Various aspects of the epidemiology and the pathogenesis of streptococcal infections are discussed.Keywords
This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
- Natural history of impetigoJournal of Clinical Investigation, 1972
- Natural history of impetigoJournal of Clinical Investigation, 1972
- An M-associated protein antigen (MAP) of group A streptococciEpidemiology and Infection, 1971
- The influence of the site of infection on the immune response to group A streptococciJournal of Clinical Investigation, 1970
- Impetigo Contagiosa: Suppurative and Non-Suppurative ComplicationsAmerican Journal of Diseases of Children, 1968
- STREPTOCOCCAL ANTI-DESOXYRIBONUCLEASE B - MICROTECHNIQUE DETERMINATION1968
- Epidemic acute glomerulonephritis at Red Lake.1954