Group G Streptococcal Bacteremia in Jerusalem
Group G Streptococcus (GGS) can cause severe infections, including bacteremia. These organisms often express a surface protein homologous to the Streptococcus pyogenes M protein. We retrospectively studied the characteristics of patients from the Hadassah Medical Center with GGS bacteremia from 1989...
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| author | Ronit Cohen-Poradosu Joseph Jaffe David Lavi Sigal Grisariu-Greenzaid Ran Nir-Paz Lea Valinsky Mary Dan-Goor Colin Block Bernard Beall Allon E. Moses |
| author_facet | Ronit Cohen-Poradosu Joseph Jaffe David Lavi Sigal Grisariu-Greenzaid Ran Nir-Paz Lea Valinsky Mary Dan-Goor Colin Block Bernard Beall Allon E. Moses |
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| description | Group G Streptococcus (GGS) can cause severe infections, including bacteremia. These organisms often express a surface protein homologous to the Streptococcus pyogenes M protein. We retrospectively studied the characteristics of patients from the Hadassah Medical Center with GGS bacteremia from 1989 to 2000. Ninety-four cases of GGS bacteremia were identified in 84 patients. The median age was 62 years, 54% were males, and 92% had underlying diseases (35% had a malignancy, and 35% had diabetes mellitus). The most frequent source for bacteremia was cellulitis (61%). emm typing of 56 available isolates disclosed 13 different types, including 2 novel types. Six patients had recurrent bacteremia with two to four bacteremic episodes, five had chronic lymphatic disorders, and two had emm type stG840.0 in every episode. Recurrent bacteremia has not been described for invasive group A Streptococcus. We describe an entity of recurrent GGS bacteremia, which is associated with lymphatic disorders and possibly with emm stG840.0. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ed4ee783f16a4a21a60f9c755e8602222022-12-21T18:44:01ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592004-08-011081455146010.3201/eid1008.030840Group G Streptococcal Bacteremia in JerusalemRonit Cohen-PoradosuJoseph JaffeDavid LaviSigal Grisariu-GreenzaidRan Nir-PazLea ValinskyMary Dan-GoorColin BlockBernard BeallAllon E. MosesGroup G Streptococcus (GGS) can cause severe infections, including bacteremia. These organisms often express a surface protein homologous to the Streptococcus pyogenes M protein. We retrospectively studied the characteristics of patients from the Hadassah Medical Center with GGS bacteremia from 1989 to 2000. Ninety-four cases of GGS bacteremia were identified in 84 patients. The median age was 62 years, 54% were males, and 92% had underlying diseases (35% had a malignancy, and 35% had diabetes mellitus). The most frequent source for bacteremia was cellulitis (61%). emm typing of 56 available isolates disclosed 13 different types, including 2 novel types. Six patients had recurrent bacteremia with two to four bacteremic episodes, five had chronic lymphatic disorders, and two had emm type stG840.0 in every episode. Recurrent bacteremia has not been described for invasive group A Streptococcus. We describe an entity of recurrent GGS bacteremia, which is associated with lymphatic disorders and possibly with emm stG840.0.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/8/03-0840_articleStreptococcus group Gemm typingepidemiologyrecurrent bacteremiaIsrael |
| spellingShingle | Ronit Cohen-Poradosu Joseph Jaffe David Lavi Sigal Grisariu-Greenzaid Ran Nir-Paz Lea Valinsky Mary Dan-Goor Colin Block Bernard Beall Allon E. Moses Group G Streptococcal Bacteremia in Jerusalem Emerging Infectious Diseases Streptococcus group G emm typing epidemiology recurrent bacteremia Israel |
| title | Group G Streptococcal Bacteremia in Jerusalem |
| title_full | Group G Streptococcal Bacteremia in Jerusalem |
| title_fullStr | Group G Streptococcal Bacteremia in Jerusalem |
| title_full_unstemmed | Group G Streptococcal Bacteremia in Jerusalem |
| title_short | Group G Streptococcal Bacteremia in Jerusalem |
| title_sort | group g streptococcal bacteremia in jerusalem |
| topic | Streptococcus group G emm typing epidemiology recurrent bacteremia Israel |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/8/03-0840_article |
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