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Using laboratory and medical encounter records to identify impact of prophylaxis policies on group A Streptococcus in three recruit training facilities
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Group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus (GABHS) has caused outbreaks in recruit training environments, where it leads to significant morbidity and, on occasion, has been linked to deaths. Streptococcal surveillance has long been a part of military… read more… Level 7 chemistry and microbiology databases from 1 May 2004 through 31 December 2009 for all Navy and Marine … cases of GABHS in Navy and Marine Corps recruits between May 2004 and December 2009. Almost half of all cases (47%, …