Group A streptococcal infections in injection drug users in Barcelona, Spain: epidemiologic, clinical, and microbiologic analysis of 3 clusters of cases from 2000 to 2003

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2006
An unexplained resurgence of Group A streptococci (GAS) infections has been observed since the mid-1980s in the United States and Europe, particularly among intravenous drug users (IDUs). Several risk factors have been identified. Mutations in the capsule synthesis regulator genes (csrRS) have been …
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Authors Sierra JM;Sánchez F;Castro P;Salvadó M;de la Red G;Libois A;Almela M;March F;Español M;Sambeat MA;Romeu J;Brugal MT;de Olalla PG;Gatell JM;Vila J;García F;Colomés JLL;Caylà JA;Coll P;;
Journal Medicine
Year 2006
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16721256
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National Center for Biotechnology Information NCBI NLM MEDLINE gel humans pubmed abstract nih national institutes of health national library of medicine adult female male adolescent middle aged Prospective Studies risk factors Retrospective Studies DNA Sequence Analysis anti-bacterial agents / therapeutic use mutation disease outbreaks population surveillance substance abuse intravenous / complications cross infection / microbiology electrophoresis cross infection / epidemiology* soft tissue infections / microbiology pulsed-field streptococcal infections / microbiology soft tissue infections / drug therapy soft tissue infections / epidemiology* cross infection / drug therapy streptococcus pyogenes / isolation & purification* streptococcal infections / epidemiology* spain / epidemiology streptococcal infections / drug therapy intravenous / epidemiology* cluster analysis beta-lactams / therapeutic use molecular epidemiology streptococcus pyogenes / genetics restriction mapping pmid:16721256 doi:10.1097/01.md.0000224707.24392.52 josep m sierra francesca sánchez pere coll streptococcus pyogenes / drug effects intravenous / microbiology

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