Comparison of carriage rates of group B streptococcus in diabetic and nondiabetic persons
| Autor: | Susan J. Maturlo, Joan I. Casey, Stephen C. Edberg, Joan Albin |
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| Rok vydání: | 1982 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty Epidemiology Group B Streptococcal Infection Streptococcal disease Disease medicine.disease_cause Group B Streptococcus agalactiae Diabetes Complications Internal medicine Diabetes mellitus Streptococcal Infections medicine Diabetes Mellitus Humans Aged Streptococcus business.industry Middle Aged medicine.disease Increased risk Carriage Immunology Carrier State business |
| Zdroj: | American journal of epidemiology. 116(4) |
| ISSN: | 0002-9262 |
| Popis: | In several published studies, diabetic persons appeared to be at increased risk for Group B streptococcal disease. Since colonization with pathogens frequently antedates disease, the authors studied the carriage rate of Group B streptococcus in 38 diabetic and in 39 nondiabetic age- and sex-matched subjects. Fifty-four per cent of the controls and 34% of the diabetics carried Group B streptococci in at least one of five sites cultured (p less than 0.05). The data indicate that an increased carriage rate of Group B streptococci cannot be invoked as a reason for the increased numbers of diabetic persons among patients with Group B streptococcal infections. |
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