Bacteremia Caused by Group G Streptococci, Taiwan

A retrospective observational study in Taiwan, 1998–2004, identified 92 patients with group G streptococcal bacteremia; 86 had Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis. The most common diagnosis was cellulitis (48 cases), followed by primary bacteremia (34 cases). Infection recurred in 9 pa...

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Autores principales: Liao, Chun-Hsing, Liu, Liang-Chun, Huang, Yu-Tsung, Teng, Lee-Jeng, Hsueh, Po-Ren
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Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2600252/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18439377
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.070130
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author Liao, Chun-Hsing
Liu, Liang-Chun
Huang, Yu-Tsung
Teng, Lee-Jeng
Hsueh, Po-Ren
author_facet Liao, Chun-Hsing
Liu, Liang-Chun
Huang, Yu-Tsung
Teng, Lee-Jeng
Hsueh, Po-Ren
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description A retrospective observational study in Taiwan, 1998–2004, identified 92 patients with group G streptococcal bacteremia; 86 had Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis. The most common diagnosis was cellulitis (48 cases), followed by primary bacteremia (34 cases). Infection recurred in 9 patients. Mortality rate was low (3.3%); resistance to quinupristin-dalfopristin was high.
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spelling pubmed-26002522009-01-13 Bacteremia Caused by Group G Streptococci, Taiwan Liao, Chun-Hsing Liu, Liang-Chun Huang, Yu-Tsung Teng, Lee-Jeng Hsueh, Po-Ren Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch A retrospective observational study in Taiwan, 1998–2004, identified 92 patients with group G streptococcal bacteremia; 86 had Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis. The most common diagnosis was cellulitis (48 cases), followed by primary bacteremia (34 cases). Infection recurred in 9 patients. Mortality rate was low (3.3%); resistance to quinupristin-dalfopristin was high. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-05 /pmc/articles/PMC2600252/ /pubmed/18439377 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.070130 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Liao, Chun-Hsing
Liu, Liang-Chun
Huang, Yu-Tsung
Teng, Lee-Jeng
Hsueh, Po-Ren
Bacteremia Caused by Group G Streptococci, Taiwan
title Bacteremia Caused by Group G Streptococci, Taiwan
title_full Bacteremia Caused by Group G Streptococci, Taiwan
title_fullStr Bacteremia Caused by Group G Streptococci, Taiwan
title_full_unstemmed Bacteremia Caused by Group G Streptococci, Taiwan
title_short Bacteremia Caused by Group G Streptococci, Taiwan
title_sort bacteremia caused by group g streptococci, taiwan
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2600252/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18439377
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.070130
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