Giuseppe
Emeritus
Increase in invasive Streptococcus pyogenes and Streptococcus pneumoniae infections in England, December 2010 to January 2011 (Euro Surveill., abstract, edited)
[Source: Eurosurveillance, full text: <cite cite="http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=19785">Eurosurveillance - View Article</cite>. Abstract, edited.]
Eurosurveillance, Volume 16, Issue 5, 03 February 2011
Rapid communications
Increase in invasive Streptococcus pyogenes and Streptococcus pneumoniae infections in England, December 2010 to January 2011
K Zakikhany 1,2, M A Degail 1,3, T Lamagni 1, P Waight 1, R Guy 1, H Zhao 1, A Efstratiou 1, R Pebody 1, R George 1, M Ramsay 1
1. Health Protection Agency (HPA), London, United Kingdom
2. The European Programme for Public Health Microbiology Training (EUPHEM), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden
3. The European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden
Citation style for this article: Zakikhany K, Degail MA, Lamagni T, Waight P, Guy R, Zhao H, Efstratiou A, Pebody R, George R, Ramsay M. Increase in invasive Streptococcus pyogenes and Streptococcus pneumoniae infections in England, December 2010 to January 2011. Euro Surveill. 2011;16(5)
ii=19785. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=19785
Date of submission: 28 January 2011
Increases in invasive Streptococcus pyogenes and S. pneumoniae above the seasonally expected levels are currently being seen in England. Preliminary analyses suggest that the high level of influenza activity seen this winter may be contributing to an increased risk of concurrent invasive bacterial and influenza infections in children and young adults.
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[Source: Eurosurveillance, full text: <cite cite="http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=19785">Eurosurveillance - View Article</cite>. Abstract, edited.]
Eurosurveillance, Volume 16, Issue 5, 03 February 2011
Rapid communications
Increase in invasive Streptococcus pyogenes and Streptococcus pneumoniae infections in England, December 2010 to January 2011
K Zakikhany 1,2, M A Degail 1,3, T Lamagni 1, P Waight 1, R Guy 1, H Zhao 1, A Efstratiou 1, R Pebody 1, R George 1, M Ramsay 1
1. Health Protection Agency (HPA), London, United Kingdom
2. The European Programme for Public Health Microbiology Training (EUPHEM), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden
3. The European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden
Citation style for this article: Zakikhany K, Degail MA, Lamagni T, Waight P, Guy R, Zhao H, Efstratiou A, Pebody R, George R, Ramsay M. Increase in invasive Streptococcus pyogenes and Streptococcus pneumoniae infections in England, December 2010 to January 2011. Euro Surveill. 2011;16(5)
ii=19785. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=19785Date of submission: 28 January 2011
Increases in invasive Streptococcus pyogenes and S. pneumoniae above the seasonally expected levels are currently being seen in England. Preliminary analyses suggest that the high level of influenza activity seen this winter may be contributing to an increased risk of concurrent invasive bacterial and influenza infections in children and young adults.
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