STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDEMIC WITH A STRAIN OF THE LYSIS FORM 81 AT A SURGICAL WARD

Abstract

A staphylococcus epidemic which concerned seven patients is described, which occurred at a surgical ward. A Staph. aureus with the lysis form 81 (RTD) was discovered to be the source of the epidemic. The epidemic had been started, almost certainly, by a patient who came to the ward with a furunculosis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0833520

Entities

People

  • Annelore Guenter-haack
  • Martin Sprossig

Organizations

  • United States Army Biological Warfare Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Bacteria
  • Epidemics
  • Frontal Sinus
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Indicator Dyes
  • Infection
  • Infectious Skin Diseases
  • Materials
  • Medical Personnel
  • Observation
  • Oils
  • Pathogenic Bacteria
  • Staphylococcus Aureus
  • West Germany
  • Wound Infections

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology
  • Microbial Pathology
  • Trauma or Military Medicine