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 man...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 2005-01, Vol.11 (1), p.146-149
Main Authors: Manning, Susan E, Lee, Elsie, Bambino, Maribeth, Ackelsberg, Joel, Weiss, Don, Sathyakumar, Chiminyan, Kornblum, John, Barbot, Oxiris, Johnson, Dwight, Kaplan, Edward L, Layton, Marcelle
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology
antibiotic prophylaxis for GAS
athletic teams
Bacteremia - diagnosis
Bacteremia - epidemiology
Bacteremia - microbiology
competitive sports
Development and progression
Dispatch
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Football
Football players
GAS
Group A Streptococcus
Health aspects
Humans
invasive GAS
Male
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Middle Aged
New York City - epidemiology
Pyoderma - diagnosis
Pyoderma - epidemiology
Pyoderma - microbiology
Schools
Streptococcal infections
Streptococcal Infections - diagnosis
Streptococcal Infections - epidemiology
Streptococcal Infections - microbiology
Streptococcal Infections - transmission
Streptococcus pyogenes - classification
Streptococcus pyogenes - drug effects
Streptococcus pyogenes - genetics
Streptococcus pyogenes - isolation & purification
Surveys and Questionnaires
Thrombophlebitis - diagnosis
Thrombophlebitis - epidemiology
Thrombophlebitis - microbiology
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid1101.040559