Open AccessSurveillance of systemic invasive disease caused by group A Streptococcus in Italy 1994-1996
Author(s) -
Barbara Suligoi,
Christina von Hunolstein,
Graziella Orefici,
F Scopetti,
Marco Pataracchia,
Donato Greco
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
euro surveillance/eurosurveillance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.766
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1560-7917
pISSN - 1025-496X
DOI - 10.2807/esm.03.02.00117-en
Subject(s) - streptococcus , outbreak , medicine , streptococcus pyogenes , virology , biology , bacteria , genetics , staphylococcus aureus
In late May 1994, following reports of an outbreak of group A beta-haemolytic streptococcus (GAS) in the United Kingdom, the Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS) set up a surveillance system for systemic invasive GAS disease. The surveillance system was als