Pennington T H
Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Aberdeen, Medical School, U.K.
J Infect. 1995 Jan;30(1):63-5. doi: 10.1016/s0163-4453(95)92951-7.
A small number of cases of necrotising fasciitis in England caused by group A streptococci became the focus of a massive amount of media attention during May 1994. This report presents quantitative data on the interaction between journalists and a microbiologist during this period, and discusses possible explanations of the event.
