Mass antibiotic treatment for group A streptococcus outbreaks in two long-term care facilities.
Smith
Andrea
A
City of Hamilton Social and Public Health Services Department, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Li
Aimin
A
Tolomeo
Ornella
O
Tyrrell
Gregory J
GJ
Jamieson
Frances
F
Fisman
David
D
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care; D008297:Male; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D009735:Nursing Homes; D009864:Ontario / Q000453:epidemiology; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents