title: Group G streptococcal bacteraemia--a review of thirteen cases in Grampian.
abstract: Thirteen cases of group G streptococcal bacteraemia are described. All subjects were hospital in-patients between 1980-1988, and were either middle-aged or elderly. A primary site of infection was identified in 11, of whom nine had soft tissue infection and two had infections derived from the gut/biliary tree. Seven patients had underlying disease, two of whom had malignancy. One patient died of septicaemia. In the majority of patients early institution of treatment led to prompt recovery.
authors.affiliation: Regional Infection Unit, City Hospital, Aberdeen, Grampian.
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Packe
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Reid
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012606:Scotland / Q000453:epidemiology; D018805:Sepsis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology