HyperendemicStreptococcus pyogenesInfection despite Prophylaxis with Penicillin G Benzathine
- 11 July 1991
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 325 (2) , 92-97
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199107113250204
Abstract
In closely confined populations, in which epidemics of Streptococcus pyogenes infection are common, penicillin G benzathine has long been used prophylactically to reduce morbidity from this pathogen. We report on our investigations of the effectiveness of penicillin G benzathine prophylaxis at a military recruit camp.Keywords
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