Open AccessAn Outbreak of Conjunctivitis Due to a Novel Unencapsulated Streptococcus pneumoniae among Military Trainees
Author(s) -
N. F. Crum,
C. P. Barrozo,
F. A. Chapman,
Margaret A. K. Ryan,
Kevin L. Russell
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1086/424522
Subject(s) - outbreak , medicine , streptococcus pneumoniae , attack rate , serotype , multilocus sequence typing , azithromycin , bacterial conjunctivitis , virology , microbiology and biotechnology , genotype , antibiotics , biology , biochemistry , gene
Bacterial conjunctivitis usually occurs as sporadic cases; outbreaks are uncommon and usually are associated with school campuses. We report an outbreak of Streptococcus pneumoniae conjunctivitis at a military training facility.
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