Streptococcus pyogenes as a cause of nosocomial infection in a critical care unit.
A cluster of five cases of Streptococcus pyogenes infection or colonization was identified in an adult critical care unit following the admission of a patient with a severe cutaneous infection. This report deals with the nature of the outbreak and methods of control, and comments on infections of this nature in adult critical care areas.
D000328:Adult; D002170:Canada; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000382:microbiology; D003422:Critical Care; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008297:Male; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D010614:Pharynx / Q000382:microbiology; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification*