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Risk for Invasive Streptococcal Infections among Adults Experiencing Homelessness, Anchorage, Alaska, USA, 2002–2015
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October 2019
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Source: Emerg Infect Dis 25(10):1911-1918
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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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
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Pubmed ID:31538562
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC6759239
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