title: Streptococcal infection in a large general hospital.
abstract: A report of a sustained increase in streptococcal sepsis in a large general hospital is presented. Attempts to define the cause are detailed, and the possible nature and consequences of it are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012621:Seasons; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification