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A surge in the incidence of invasive Group A Streptococcus hand infections: a single Hand Unit experience.

Parsons, Aleksandra
; 
Selby, Anna
; 
Johnson, Nick
Abstract
We highlight an increase in the number of invasive Group A streptococcal soft tissue infections and present the impact of those on the hand surgery service, based on a single Hand Unit experience at the Pulvertaft Hand Centre.
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Affiliations
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust; University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
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Date
2024-08-22
Type
Article
Subject
Surgery
 Orthopaedics
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UHB Trauma and Orthopaedics
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Citation
Parsons A, Selby A, Johnson N. A surge in the incidence of invasive Group A Streptococcus hand infections: a single Hand Unit experience. J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2025 Mar;50(3):415-417. doi: 10.1177/17531934241268983. Epub 2024 Aug 22.
Journal / Source Title
The Journal of Hand Surgery
DOI
10.1177/17531934241268983
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14200/5919
PMID
39169775
Publisher
Sage Publications
Publisher’s URL
https://journals.sagepub.com/home/jhs
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