TY - JOUR
T1 - Invasive group A streptococcal infections, Israel
AU - Moses, Allon E.
AU - Goldberg, Sara
AU - Korenman, Zinaida
AU - Ravins, Miriam
AU - Hanski, Emanuel
AU - Shapiro, Mervyn
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - We conducted a prospective, nationwide, population-based study of invasive group A streptococcal infections in Israel. We identified 409 patients (median age 27 years; range <1-92), for an annual incidence of 3.7/100,000 (11/100,000 in Jerusalem). The mortality rate was 5%. Bacteremia occurred in 125 cases (31%). The most common illnesses were soft-tissue infection (63%) and primary bacteremia (14%). Thirty percent of patients had no identifiable risk factors for infection. Eighty-seven percent of pharyngeal carriers had the same serotype as the index patient. M types included M3 (25%), M28 (10%), and M-nontypable (33%). A marked paucity of M1 serotype (1.2%) was detected. The results highlighted concentrated pockets of invasive disease in the Jewish orthodox community (annual incidence 16/100,000).
AB - We conducted a prospective, nationwide, population-based study of invasive group A streptococcal infections in Israel. We identified 409 patients (median age 27 years; range <1-92), for an annual incidence of 3.7/100,000 (11/100,000 in Jerusalem). The mortality rate was 5%. Bacteremia occurred in 125 cases (31%). The most common illnesses were soft-tissue infection (63%) and primary bacteremia (14%). Thirty percent of patients had no identifiable risk factors for infection. Eighty-seven percent of pharyngeal carriers had the same serotype as the index patient. M types included M3 (25%), M28 (10%), and M-nontypable (33%). A marked paucity of M1 serotype (1.2%) was detected. The results highlighted concentrated pockets of invasive disease in the Jewish orthodox community (annual incidence 16/100,000).
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U2 - 10.3201/eid0804.010278
DO - 10.3201/eid0804.010278
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C2 - 11971778
AN - SCOPUS:0036239368
SN - 1080-6040
VL - 8
SP - 421
EP - 426
JO - Emerging Infectious Diseases
JF - Emerging Infectious Diseases
IS - 4
ER -