Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infections, Israel

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Moses, Allon E. ; Goldberg, Sara ; Korenman, Zinaida ; Ravins, Miriam ; Hanski, Emanuel ; Shapiro, Mervyn
• Corporate Authors:
  Israeli Group ; for the Study of Infections Caused by Streptococcus pyogenes
• Description:
  We conducted a prospective, nationwide, population-based study of invasive group A streptococcal infections in Israel. We identified 409 patients (median age 27 years; range <1-92), for an annual incidence of 3.7/100,000 (11/100,000 in Jerusalem). The mortality rate was 5%. Bacteremia occurred in 125 cases (31%). The most common illnesses were soft-tissue infection (63%) and primary bacteremia (14%). Thirty percent of patients had no identifiable risk factors for infection. Eighty-seven percent of pharyngeal carriers had the same serotype as the index patient. M types included M3 (25%), M28 (10%), and M-nontypable (33%). A marked paucity of M1 serotype (1.2%) was detected. The results highlighted concentrated pockets of invasive disease in the Jewish orthodox community (annual incidence 16/100,000).
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 And Over Child Child, Preschool Cohort Studies Humans Incidence Invasive Disease Israel Jews Middle Aged Population-based Epidemiology Prospective Studies Prospective Study Research Serotyping Streptococcal Infections Streptococcus Streptococcus Pyogenes Surveillance

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 8(4):421-426.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  8
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:cd69efbe9d738f5a7ebdcabad97564a6e10343f747378fe6c9be7e408dfb990b
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/13813/cdc_13813_DS1.pdf
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