Soft tissue infections in Belgian rugby players due to Streptococcus pyogenes emm type 81

S Quoilin; N Lambion; R Mak; O Denis; C Lammens; M Struelens; S Maes; H Goossens

doi:10.2807/esw.11.51.03099-en

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Soft tissue infections in Belgian rugby players due to Streptococcus pyogenes emm type 81

S Quoilin, N Lambion, R Mak, O Denis, C Lammens, M Struelens, S Maes, H Goossens
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Citation style for this article: Quoilin S, Lambion N, Mak R, Denis O, Lammens C, Struelens M, Maes S, Goossens H. Soft tissue infections in Belgian rugby players due to Streptococcus pyogenes emm type 81. Euro Surveill. 2006;11(51):pii=3099. https://doi.org/10.2807/esw.11.51.03099-en

Abstract

On 16 October 2006, about 20 cases of infected skin lesions in rugby players from four different clubs were reported to the health inspectorates of the French and Flemish Communities in Belgium by the director of a rugby club