Clinical characteristics of Group G streptococcal bacteremia in Taiwan

Scand J Infect Dis. 2001;33(3):179-81. doi: 10.1080/00365540151060761.

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.

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Age Factors
  • Bacteremia / complications
  • Bacteremia / epidemiology*
  • Bacteremia / microbiology
  • Diabetes Complications
  • Female
  • Fever
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasms / complications
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Seasons
  • Streptococcal Infections / complications
  • Streptococcal Infections / epidemiology*
  • Streptococcal Infections / microbiology
  • Streptococcus / classification
  • Streptococcus / isolation & purification*
  • Taiwan / epidemiology