1718Resistance among Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infections, United States, 1999-2012
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چکیده
States, 1999-2012 Chris Van Beneden, MD, MPH; Lesley Mcgee, PhD; Yusra Ahmad; Bernard Beall PhD; Lee Harrison, MD, MPH; Monica M. Farley, MD; Megin Nichols, DVM, MPH, DACVPM; Ann Thomas, MD, MPH; Susan Petit, MPH; Mary Lou Lindegren, MD, MPH; Mirasol M. Apostol, MPH; Jillian Karr, BS, MPH; Lisa Miller, MD, MSPH; Ruth Lynfield, MD; Respiratory Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; Emerging Infections Program, Pittsburgh, PA; Georgia Emerging Infections Program, Decatur, GA; New Mexico Department of Public Health, Santa Fe, NM; Emerging Infections Program, Portland, OR; Connecticut Emerging Infections Program, New Haven, CT; Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN; California Emerging Infections Program, Oakland, CA; New York State Department of Health, Emerging Infections Program, Rochester, NY; Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver, CO; Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, MN
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تاریخ انتشار 2014