title: Group G streptococcal bacteremia. The clinical experience at Boston University Medical Center and a critical review of the literature.
abstract: Twenty-six patients with bacteremia caused by group G streptococci were seen during a 29-month period. Our findings suggest that the epidemiology of these infections has not changed appreciably during the last 15 years. The disease occurs most commonly as an acute community-acquired infection in older persons with underlying conditions predisposing to skin breakdown. Patients with these bacteremias fall into three categories: those with associated cutaneous infection only; those with serious focal infection; and those with probable infection. Underlying neoplastic conditions were relatively uncommon (25%) in our series compared with others (65%). In contrast to recent reports emphasizing this complication, endocarditis was uncommon in our patients. A prompt response to therapy with beta-lactam antibiotics occurred in most of our patients.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008404:Massachusetts; D008875:Middle Aged; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000150:complications; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents