| throat cultures in baltimore city: a study of the maryland state health department laboratory program. | | 1974 | 4599550 |
| from the centers for disease control and prevention. nosocomial group a streptococcal infections associated with asymptomatic health-care workers--maryland and california, 1997. | | 1999 | 10188648 |
| incidental healed postinfectious glomerulonephritis: a study of 1012 renal biopsy specimens examined by electron microscopy. | glomerulonephritis (gn) characterized by immune complex deposits typical of postinfectious gn but with a paucity or absence of overt clinical symptoms and/or urinary abnormalities may occur after a group a streptococcus infection. the overall incidence of this type of subclinical gn is not known. to address this question, electron microscopy findings in 1012 consecutive renal biopsy specimens (952 native kidney, 60 transplant) examined by a single renal pathologist from august 1999 to april 2002 ... | 2003 | 12605360 |
| nosocomial group a streptococcal infections associated with asymptomatic health-care workers--maryland and california, 1997. | group a streptococcus (gas), a common cause of pharyngitis and uncomplicated skin and soft tissue infections, can cause serious invasive infections (including necrotizing fasciitis and streptococcal toxic-shock syndrome [stss]) and death. since 1965, at least 15 postoperative or postpartum gas outbreaks attributed to asymptomatic carriage in health-care workers (hcws) have been reported. this report describes two nosocomial outbreaks of gas infection in maryland and california during 1996-1997; ... | 1999 | 10079063 |