Epidemic nephritis in Nova Serrana, Brazil
Baiter S, Benin A, Pinto S, Teixeira L, Alvim G, Luna E, Jackson D, LaClaire L, Elliott J, Facklam R, Schuchat A. Epidemic nephritis in Nova Serrana, Brazil. The Lancet 2000, 355: 1776-1780. PMID: 10832828, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(00)02265-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThroat culturesControl householdsCase-control studyNova SerranaS. zooepidemicusUnpasteurized dairy productsRecent patientsAcute nephritisEpidemic nephritisNephritisPatientsCase householdsLarge outbreakFurther casesOutbreak strainDairy productsAttack rateOutbreaks of nephritisDairy foodsStreptococcus equiCluster designBovine mastitisFamily membersZooepidemicusOutbreak