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<p>An unusually large and persistent outbreak of Group A <em>Streptococcus</em> in a nursing home was spread in part by infected and colonized healthcare workers, underscoring the importance of reporting symptoms, seeking treatment, practicing rigorous infection control, and not working sick, an officer in the CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service recently reported at the annual EIS meeting in Atlanta.</p>

Group A Strep Outbreak Kills Four In Long-Term Care

HCWs sickened, others may have spread asymptomatically