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Outbreak of Streptococcus pyogenes infection in healthcare workers in a paediatric intensive care unit: transmission from a single patient

Abstract: A 15-h stay in a paediatric intensive care unit by a girl with generalized dermal lesions superinfected with Streptococcus pyogenes led to four streptococcal infections in healthcare workers. Phenotypic and molecular analyses of the strains revealed that four isolates, characterized as emm87/ST62/T28, were identical to the isolate obtained from the index case. The occurrence of this outbreak, despite of the girl's brief hospital stay and appropriate patient management, highlights the high transmissibility of this pathogen.

 Fuente: Epidemiology and Infection, 2013, 141(2), 341-343

 Editorial: Cambridge University Press

 Año de publicación: 2013

 Nº de páginas: 3

 Tipo de publicación: Artículo de Revista

 DOI: 10.1017/S0950268812000751

 ISSN: 0950-2688,1469-4409

 Proyecto español: PI080808

 Url de la publicación: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0950268812000751

Autoría

OÑATE E.

PÉREZ-YARZA E.G.

PÉREZ-TRALLERO E.