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Published on: February 9, 2011
Invasive group A Streptococcal infections at Chulalongkorn University Hospital
C Suankratay1, P Nunthapisud, H Wilde
1Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkom University, Bangkok, Thailand.
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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