Population-based survey of invasive bacterial diseases, Greenland, 1995-2004.
Invasive bacterial disease occurs frequently among native populations in the Arctic. Although a variety of bacteria are involved in invasive bacterial disease in Greenland, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and other staphylococci are responsible for most cases (69%); incidence varies according to region and ethnicity.
Meyer
Annette
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Department of Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institut, Artillerivej 5, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Ladefoged
Karin
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Poulsen
Peter
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Koch
Anders
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D006116:Greenland / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D004930:Inuit; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D044465:White People