Skip directly to site content Skip directly to page options Skip directly to A-Z link Skip directly to A-Z link Skip directly to A-Z link
Volume 11, Number 7—July 2005
Research

Risk Factors for Pediatric Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease

Stephanie H. Factor*†Comments to Author , Orin S. Levine*, Lee H. Harrison‡, Monica M. Farley§, Allison McGeer¶, Tami H. Skoff*, Carolyn Wright*, Benjamin Schwartz*, and Anne Schuchat*
Author affiliations: *Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; †New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, New York, USA; ‡Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; §Emory University School of Medicine and the VA Medical Center, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; ¶Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Main Article

Table 1

Clinical syndromes of children with invasive group A streptococcal disease, Atlanta, Baltimore, and Toronto, 1997–1999*

Clinical syndrome No. patients (%)
Primary bacteremia (without focus) 18 (47)
Cellulitis 6 (16)
Septic arthritis 4 (11)
Necrotizing fasciitis 1 (3)
Pneumonia 1 (3)
Otitis 1 (3)
Peritonitis 1 (3)
Abscess 1 (3)
Appendicitis 1 (3)

*Patients may appear in >1 category; data not available for all patients.

Main Article

Page created: April 23, 2012
Page updated: April 23, 2012
Page reviewed: April 23, 2012
The conclusions, findings, and opinions expressed by authors contributing to this journal do not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Public Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the authors' affiliated institutions. Use of trade names is for identification only and does not imply endorsement by any of the groups named above.
file_external