Clinical presentation and outcome of XXXX caused by beta-haemolytic streptococci serogroup G.

@entity1 @entity582 @entity281
There has been a considerable increase in annual cases of @entity582 caused by beta-haemolytic streptococci serogroup G (GGS) and we therefore undertook a retrospective case review in the Danish County of Northern Jutland. During a 19-year period (1981-1999) 94 cases were identified in a regional @entity582 register, and the annual incidence rose from 3.0 per 106 inhabitants in 1981-1987 to 7.4 in 1988-1993 and 17.2 in 1994-1999. Clinical charts were available for 92 cases. The male/female ratio was 52/40 and the median age 71 years, range 15-97 years. Twenty-seven @entity1 had reduced functional capacity. Fifty-two cases were community-acquired. The most common site of infection was the skin followed by the lungs and the urogenital tract. Eleven @entity1 had no apparent site of infection. Underlying disease was present in 81 @entity1 , who shared 149 co-morbid conditions, and the overall one-month case fatality rate was 23% (95% confidence limits 15-33%). We conclude that GGS are of increasing importance as a cause of @entity281 and first and foremost affect @entity1 who are aged, debilitated, or suffer from severe or multiple underlying diseases.
