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A Murine Model of Group B Streptococcus Vaginal Colonization
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小児におけるA群の estreptococcusセプチセミアの発生. 臨床的,疫学的,および微生物学的相関関係があります
M C Wheeler1, M H Roe, E L Kaplan
1Section of Epidemiology, Children's Hospital, Denver, CO 80218.
JAMA
|July 24, 1991
まとめ
小児におけるA群ストレプトコッカス・セプチセミアは増加しており,1989年から1990年の間に症例が懸念されるほど増加しています. これは,この細菌感染症の潜在的により毒性の高い菌株を示唆しています.
科学分野:
- 小児の感染症について
- バクテリア学 バクテリア学
- エピデミオロジー エピデミオロジー
背景:
- グループAストレプトコッカス (GAS) は重要な小児病原体です.
- GASセプチセミアの流行病学と臨床的表情を理解することは,早期の診断と治療に不可欠です.
- 以前の研究では,侵襲的なGAS感染症の重度が強調されています.
研究 の 目的:
- 小児におけるA群ストレプトコッカス・セプティセミアの疫学,臨床,微生物学的特徴を調査する.
- 11年間のGASバクテレミアの発生率の動向を特定する.
- 特定のGAS菌株の特性を臨床結果と相関させるため.
主な方法:
- 1980年から1990年の間に診断された34例の小児GASセプチセミアの記述的なシリーズ.
- 地域推薦センターとして機能する学術的高等保健小児病院から収集されたデータです.
- 隔離されたGAS株の年間発生率,臨床的特徴,および微生物学的プロフィールの分析.
主要な成果:
- 11年間の研究期間 (P = .01) にわたって,GASバクテレミアの発生率の統計的に有意な増加が観察されました.
- 1989年と1990年に顕著な急増が起き,全症例の41%を占めた.
- 患者は通常,急速に進行する病気を呈しており,しばしば前述の炎がない. M型1型とT型12型が顕著であり,試験された株の73%がタンパク質酶生成と相関するピロゲン系エクソトキシンBを産生しました.
結論:
- この発見は,小児のグループA型ストレプトコッコス菌病の増加傾向を示唆しています.
- この増加は,特定のGAS菌株のフェノタイプに関連しており,生物の毒性の潜在的な変化を示しています.
- GASの毒性の要因とその臨床的影響に関するさらなる研究が必要である.
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