Invasive group A streptococcal infection in high school football players, New York City, 2003.
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.
Manning
Susan E
SE
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. aci6@cdc.gov
Lee
Elsie
E
Bambino
Maribeth
M
Ackelsberg
Joel
J
Weiss
Don
D
Sathyakumar
Chiminyan
C
Kornblum
John
J
Barbot
Oxiris
O
Johnson
Dwight
D
Kaplan
Edward L
EL
Layton
Marcelle
M
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
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