Clinical characteristics of Group G streptococcal bacteremia in Taiwan.
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.
Yang
S P
SP
Department of Medicine, Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
You
K W
KW
Liu
C Y
CY
Fung
C P
CP
Wong
W W
WW
Wang
F D
FD
Duh
R W
RW
Cheng
N C
NC
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