TY - JOUR AU - Liao, Chun-Hsing AU - Liu, Liang-Chun AU - Huang, Yu-Tsung AU - Teng, Lee-Jeng AU - Hsueh, Po-Ren T1 - Bacteremia Caused by Group G Streptococci, Taiwan T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2008 VL - 14 IS - 5 SP - 837 SN - 1080-6059 AB - A retrospective observational study in Taiwan, 1998–2004, identified 92 patients with group G streptococcal bacteremia; 86 had Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis. The most common diagnosis was cellulitis (48 cases), followed by primary bacteremia (34 cases). Infection recurred in 9 patients. Mortality rate was low (3.3%); resistance to quinupristin-dalfopristin was high. KW - Group G streptococcus KW - bacteremia KW - Taiwan KW - dispatch DO - 10.3201/eid1405.070130 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/5/07-0130_article ER - End of Reference