title: Invasive group A streptococcal infection in high school football players, New York City, 2003.
abstract: After being notified that 2 high school football teammates from New York City were hospitalized with confirmed or suspected invasive group A streptococcal infections, we conducted an investigation of possible spread among other team members. This investigation highlights a need for guidelines on management of streptococcal and other infectious disease outbreaks in team sport settings.
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. aci6@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Susan E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Manning
authors.forename: Elsie
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Maribeth
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bambino
authors.forename: Joel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ackelsberg
authors.forename: Don
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: Chiminyan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sathyakumar
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kornblum
authors.forename: Oxiris
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Barbot
authors.forename: Dwight
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Edward L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.forename: Marcelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Layton
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D005538:Football; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D009519:New York City / Q000453:epidemiology; D011711:Pyoderma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D012574:Schools; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents