A severe puerperal group A streptococcal infection causing a toxic shock-like syndrome
β Scribed by M.C. Snabes; M.G. Martens
- Book ID
- 118892073
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 414 KB
- Volume
- 40
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0020-7292
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Objective: To determine the demographic and clinical variables characteristic of non-epidemic intrapartum or puerperal group A streptococcal (GAS) infection. Methods: The records of 47 patients diagnosed with intrapartum or puerperal GAS infection over a 6 1 β2 year period at Hadassah-University Ho
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