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| rdf:type | |
| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
1
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1999-4-13
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| pubmed:abstractText |
Reports of increasing incidence and severity of invasive group A streptococcal (GAS) infections come mainly from affluent populations where exposure to GAS is relatively infrequent. We conducted a 6-year retrospective review of GAS bacteraemia in the Northern Territory of Australia, comparing the Aboriginal population (24% of the study population), who have high rates of other streptococcal infections and sequelae, to the non-Aboriginal population. Of 72 episodes, 44 (61%) were in Aboriginal patients. All 12 cases in children were Aboriginal. Risk factors were implicated in 82% of episodes (91% in adults) and there was no significant difference in the proportion of Aboriginal compared to non-Aboriginal patients with at least one risk factor. Genetic typing of isolates revealed no dominant strains and no evidence of a clone which has been a common cause of these infections elsewhere.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Feb
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| pubmed:issn |
0950-2688
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
122
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
59-65
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2010-3-3
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:10098786-Adolescent,
pubmed-meshheading:10098786-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:10098786-Bacteremia,
pubmed-meshheading:10098786-Child,
pubmed-meshheading:10098786-Child, Preschool,
pubmed-meshheading:10098786-Endemic Diseases,
pubmed-meshheading:10098786-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:10098786-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:10098786-Incidence,
pubmed-meshheading:10098786-Infant,
pubmed-meshheading:10098786-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:10098786-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:10098786-Northern Territory,
pubmed-meshheading:10098786-Oceanic Ancestry Group,
pubmed-meshheading:10098786-Population Surveillance,
pubmed-meshheading:10098786-Retrospective Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:10098786-Risk Factors,
pubmed-meshheading:10098786-Serotyping,
pubmed-meshheading:10098786-Severity of Illness Index,
pubmed-meshheading:10098786-Streptococcal Infections,
pubmed-meshheading:10098786-Streptococcus pyogenes
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| pubmed:year |
1999
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Clinical and epidemiological features of group A streptococcal bacteraemia in a region with hyperendemic superficial streptococcal infection.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Menzies School of Health Research and Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, Australia.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Comparative Study,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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