TY - JOUR
T1 - Group a streptococcus bacteremia at the hadassah medical center in Jerusalem
AU - Moses, Allon E.
AU - Mevorach, Dror
AU - Rahav, Galia
AU - Sacks, Theodore
AU - Simhon, Albert
AU - Shapiro, Mervyn
PY - 1995/5
Y1 - 1995/5
N2 - Streptococcus pyogenes bacteremia occurred in 104 patients over a 6-year period, during which time the annual incidence remained constant. The clinical and epidemiologic characteristics are described for 90 of these patients. Of the 90 patients, 90% had community-acquired infection, and 77% had an underlying illness predisposing them to infection. Skin infection was the cause of bacteremia in 615r% of the cases. Septic shock developed in 13 patients. The overall mortality rate was 15%. An increased likelihood of death was associated with septic shock and diabetes mellitus.
AB - Streptococcus pyogenes bacteremia occurred in 104 patients over a 6-year period, during which time the annual incidence remained constant. The clinical and epidemiologic characteristics are described for 90 of these patients. Of the 90 patients, 90% had community-acquired infection, and 77% had an underlying illness predisposing them to infection. Skin infection was the cause of bacteremia in 615r% of the cases. Septic shock developed in 13 patients. The overall mortality rate was 15%. An increased likelihood of death was associated with septic shock and diabetes mellitus.
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U2 - 10.1093/clinids/20.5.1393
DO - 10.1093/clinids/20.5.1393
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C2 - 7620031
AN - SCOPUS:0029060456
SN - 1058-4838
VL - 20
SP - 1393
EP - 1395
JO - Clinical Infectious Diseases
JF - Clinical Infectious Diseases
IS - 5
ER -