Risk for Invasive Streptococcal Infections among Adults Experiencing Homelessness, Anchorage, Alaska, USA, 2002–2015

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Mosites, Emily ; Zulz, Tammy ; Bruden, Dana ; Nolen, Leisha ; Frick, Anna ; Castrodale, Louisa ; McLaughlin, Joseph ; Van Beneden, Chris ; Hennessy, Thomas W ; Bruce, Michael G
• Description:
  The risk for invasive streptococcal infection has not been clearly quantified among persons experiencing homelessness (PEH) We compared the incidence of detected cases of invasive group A Streptococcus infection, group B Streptococcus infection, and Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcal) infection among PEH with that among the general population in Anchorage, Alaska, USA, during 2002-2015 We used data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Arctic Investigations Program surveillance system, the US Census, and the Anchorage Point-in-Time count (a yearly census of PEH) We detected a disproportionately high incidence of invasive streptococcal disease in Anchorage among PEH Compared with the general population, PEH were 533 times as likely to have invasive group A Streptococcus infection, 69 times as likely to have invasive group B Streptococcus infection, and 363 times as likely to have invasive pneumococcal infection control in shelters, pneumococcal vaccination, and infection monitoring could help protect the health of this vulnerable group
• Subjects:
  Female Humans Ill-Housed Persons Incidence Male Middle Aged Pneumococcal Infections Risk Factors Streptococcal Infections Streptococcus Agalactiae Streptococcus Pneumoniae Streptococcus Pyogenes

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis 25(10):1911-1918
• Pubmed ID:
  31538562
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6759239
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Alaska
• Location:
  Alaska
• Volume:
  25
• Issue:
  10
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:ec0d4f5dc7f25564962f3cf2e1223e343692f5a3960f23e9ec9c200c8658f006
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/82936/cdc_82936_DS1.pdf
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