Volume 14, Number 5—May 2008
Dispatch
Bacteremia Caused by Group G Streptococci, Taiwan
Chun-Hsing Liao*, Liang-Chun Liu†, Yu-Tsung Huang†, Lee-Jeng Teng†, and Po-Ren Hsueh†
Table 1
Clinical characteristic of 92 patients with group G streptococcal bacteremia, April 1998–August 2004, Taiwan
| Characteristic | No. (%) patients |
|---|---|
| Age, y | |
| <10 | 1 (1.1) |
| 10–50 | 12 (13.0) |
| 51–75 | 68 (73.9) |
| >75 | 11 (12.0) |
| Median (range) |
72 (10–93) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 58 (63.0) |
| Female |
34 (37.0) |
| Underlying diseases | |
| Malignancy | 35 (38.0) |
| Genital | 10 (10.9) |
| Head and neck | 8 (8.7) |
| Gastrointestinal | 6 (6.5) |
| Hematologic | 3 (3.3) |
| Tissue edema | 25 (27.2) |
| Heart disease | 20 (21.7) |
| Post–coronary artery bypass graft | 6 (6.5) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 16 (17.4) |
| Central nervous system disease | 15 (16.3) |
| Liver cirrhosis | 9 (9.8) |
| Chronic renal disease | 8 (8.7) |
| Chronic lung disease | 6 (6.5) |
| Bone disease | 5 (5.4) |
| Deep venous thrombosis |
2 (2.2) |
| Type of infection | |
| Cellulitis | 48 (52.1)* |
| Primary bacteremia | 34 (36.9) |
| Deep-seated abscess | 4 (4.2)† |
| Neutropenia and fever | 3 (3.3) |
| Septic arthritis | 2 (2.2) |
| Urinary tract infection | 1 (1.1) |
| Infective endocarditis | 1 (1.1) |
| Pneumonia |
1 (1.1) |
| Initial findings | |
| Fever | 86 (93.5) |
| Leukocytosis (>10,000 cells/μL) | 34 (37.0) |
| Septic shock |
4 (5.4) |
| Outcome | |
| Death | 3 (3.3) |
| Recurrence of bacteremia | 9 (9.8) |
*Includes 2 patients who also had septic arthritis.
†Includes 2 patients with psoas muscle abscess, 1 with epidural abscess, and 1 with deep neck infection.
