Epidemiology of necrotizing infection caused by Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes at an Iowa hospital

Summary: The present study was performed to characterize the epidemiology of necrotizing soft tissue infection caused by Streptococcus pyogenes (n = 14) and Staphylococcus aureus (n = 14) isolates collected at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. An additional 9 S. pyogenes isolates were co...

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Main Authors: Dipendra Thapaliya, Ashley M. O’Brien, Shylo E. Wardyn, Tara C. Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-11-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034115001288