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SUBMITTER: Lother SA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5512470 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lother Sylvain A SA Demczuk Walter W Martin Irene I Mulvey Michael M Dufault Brenden B Lagacé-Wiens Philippe P Keynan Yoav Y
Emerging infectious diseases 20170701 7
The incidence of group C and G Streptococcus (GCGS) bacteremia, which is associated with severe disease and death, is increasing. We characterized clinical features, outcomes, and genetic determinants of GCGS bacteremia for 89 patients in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, who had GCGS bacteremia during 2012-2014. Of the 89 patients, 51% had bacteremia from skin and soft tissue, 70% had severe disease features, and 20% died. Whole-genome sequencing analysis was performed on isolates derived from 89 blo ...[more]