Bacteremia Caused by Group G Streptococci, Taiwan

Liao, Chun-Hsing; Liu, Liang-Chun; Huang, Yu-Tsung; Teng, Lee-Jeng; Hsueh, Po-Ren

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Bacteremia Caused by Group G Streptococci, Taiwan

Published Date:

May 2008

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Emerg Infect Dis. 14(5):837-840.

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Liao, Chun-Hsing ; Liu, Liang-Chun ; Huang, Yu-Tsung ; Teng, Lee-Jeng ; Hsueh, Po-Ren ;

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A retrospective observational study in Taiwan, 1998-2004, identified 92 patients with group G streptococcal bacteremia; 86 had Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis. The most common diagnosis was cellulitis (48 cases), followed by primary bacteremia (34 cases). Infection recurred in 9 patients. Mortality rate was low (3.3%); resistance to quinupristin-dalfopristin was high.

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