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- Title
Group A Streptococcus Bacteremia at the Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem.
- Authors
Moses, Allon E.; Mevorach, Dror; Rahav, Galia; Sacks, Theodore; Simhon, Albert; Shapiro, Mervyn
- Abstract
Streptococcus pyogenes bacteremia occurred in 104 patients over a 6-year period, during which time the annual incidence remained constant. The clinical and epidemiologic characteristics are described for 90 of these patients. Of the 90 patients, 90% had community-acquired infection, and 77% had an underlying illness predisposing them to infection. Skin infection was the cause of bacteremia in 615r% of the cases. Septic shock developed in 13 patients. The overall mortality rate was 15%. An increased likelihood of death was associated with septic shock and diabetes mellitus.
- Publication
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 1995, Vol 20, Issue 5, p1393
- ISSN
1058-4838
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/clinids/20.5.1393