Bacteremia Caused by Group G Streptococci, Taiwan
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Bacteremia Caused by Group G Streptococci, Taiwan
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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عنوان ژورنال: Emerging Infectious Diseases
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1080-6040,1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid1405.070130