Invasive group A Streptococcal infections at Chulalongkorn University Hospital.
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in English
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| ID: sea-40904
ABSTRACT
To determine whether the incidence and pattern of group A Streptococcal (GAS) infections in Thailand have paralleled those in the United States and Europe, we conducted a retrospective study of invasive GAS infections at Chulalongkorn University Hospital from 1995 to 1999. A total of 42 cases were identified. There were 18 males and 24 females (median age of 59 and 46 years, respectively). Most patients were in two age groups 20-39 (33%) and 60-79 (38%). Underlying conditions were present in 34 patients (81%), including mostly chronic system diseases (50%), alcohol abuse (19%), diabetes mellitus (14%), connective tissue diseases (12%), immunosuppressive illnesses (12%), and human immunodeficiency virus infection (10%). The most common clinical presentations were skin and soft-tissue infections (31%), primary bacteremia (29%), and arthritis (14%). Of these, 24 (57%) presented with toxic shock syndrome (TSS). Overall mortality rate was 33 per cent. All GAS but one isolate were susceptible to penicillin.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Shock, Septic
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Streptococcal Infections
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Streptococcus pyogenes
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Thailand
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Aged, 80 and over
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Child
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
Limits:
Aged80
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Year:
2001
Type:
Article
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