title: Clinical characteristics of Group G streptococcal bacteremia in Taiwan.
abstract: The results of this retrospective study showed that Group G streptococcal bacteremia was an acute febrile disease with low mortality. Most patients were > 60 y old but there was a strong association between age < 60 y and malignancy. Cases clustered in summer and the most common port of entry was the skin.
authors: Department of Medicine, Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors: S P
authors: SP
authors: Yang
authors: K W
authors: KW
authors: You
authors: C Y
authors: CY
authors: Liu
authors: C P
authors: CP
authors: Fung
authors: W W
authors: WW
authors: Wong
authors: F D
authors: FD
authors: Wang
authors: R W
authors: RW
authors: Duh
authors: N C
authors: NC
authors: Cheng
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000367:Age Factors; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012621:Seasons; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology