Population-based Survey of Invasive Bacterial Diseases, Greenland, 1995–2004

نویسندگان

  • Annette Meyer
  • Karin Ladefoged
  • Peter Poulsen
  • Anders Koch
چکیده

Invasive bacterial disease occurs frequently among native populations in the Arctic. Although a variety of bacteria are involved in invasive bacterial disease in Greenland, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and other staphylococci are responsible for most cases (69%); incidence varies according to region and ethnicity.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Emerging Infectious Diseases

دوره 14  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2008