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ArticleEuropean journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology2019

Incidence, clinical characteristics, and outcomes of Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis bacteremia in a tertiary hospital: comparison with S. agalactiae bacteremia.

Joung Ha Park, Jiwon Jung, Min Jae Kim, Heungsup Sung, Mi-Na Kim, Yong Pil Chong, Sung-Han Kim, Sang-Oh Lee, Yang Soo Kim, Jun Hee Woo and 1 more

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Article in European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Incidence, seasonal pattern, and clinical manifestations of Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis bacteremia; a population-based study.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Joung Ha ParkDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Jiwon JungDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Min Jae KimDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Heungsup SungDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Mi-Na KimDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Yong Pil ChongDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Sung-Han KimDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Sang-Oh LeeDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Yang Soo KimDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Jun Hee WooDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Sang-Ho ChoiDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea. sangho@amc.seoul.kr.
University of Ulsan · KRUlsan College · KRAsan Medical Center · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The clinical characteristics and outcomes of Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis (SDSE) bacteremia cases have not been adequately evaluated. We retrospectively enrolled consecutive adult patients with SDSE or S. agalactiae (group B streptococci, GBS) bacteremia at a tertiary care hospital (Republic of Korea) from August 2012 to December 2016. We compared the incidence, seasonality, clinical characteristics, and outcomes of 52 SDSE bacteremia cases with 151 GBS bacteremia cases. The incidence of SDSE and GBS bacteremia in these patients was 1.28/100,000 and 4.22/100,000 person-days, respectively. Most SDSE bacteremia cases were of community-onset infection (SDSE 94.2% vs GBS 83.4%; p = 0.052). Lancefield group G was the most common bacteria type among SDSE isolates (43/47; 91.5%). Patients with SDSE bacteremia were older (median, 68.0 years vs 61.0 years; p = 0.03). In both groups, solid tumor was the most common underlying disease, and more than half of the patients were immunocompromised (51.9% vs 54.3%; p = 0.77). Chronic kidney disease was more common in the SDSE group (19.2% vs 5.3%; p < 0.01). Cellulitis was the most common clinical syndrome of SDSE bacteremia and was more common in the SDSE group (59.6% vs 29.1%; p < 0.01). SDSE bacteremia cases occurred more frequently in the warm season compared with GBS bacteremia cases (65.4% vs 37.1%; p < 0.01); in-hospital mortalities were not significantly different between the groups (3.8% vs 10.6%; p = 0.17). In conclusion, SDSE bacteremia is commonly associated with cellulitis, especially in older and immunocompromised patients during the warm season.

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AgedAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacteremiaFemaleHumansIncidenceMaleMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMiddle AgedRepublic of KoreaRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsStreptococcal InfectionsStreptococcusStreptococcus agalactiaeTertiary Care CentersAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacteremiaCellulitisStreptococcus agalactiaeStreptococcus dysgalactiae

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