Adult Group B Streptococcal Disease

Letters15 July 1996Adult Group B Streptococcal DiseaseLisa A. Jackson, MD, Monica M. Farley, MD, and Anne Schuchat, MDLisa A. Jackson, MDUniversity of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle, WA 98195Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333Search for more papers by this author, Monica M. Farley, MDUniversity of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle, WA 98195Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333Search for more papers by this author, and Anne Schuchat, MDUniversity of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle, WA 98195Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-125-2-199607150-00019 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE:Although HIV infection and asplenia are relatively infrequent in adults with invasive group B streptococcal infection [1, 2], we agree that they probably predisposed this patient to streptococcal infection. The rarity of asplenia in our study populations has prevented an accurate assessment of the risk associated with this condition. However, invasive group B streptococcal disease has been documented to occur more frequently in HIV-infection patients than in age-matched HIV-negative populations [2]. In our case–control study [1], 5% of 219 patients with invasive streptococcal infection identified through population-based surveillance were known to be infected with HIV. Farley and colleagues ...References1. Jackson LA, Hilsdon R, Farley MM, Harrison LH, Reingold AL, Plikaytis BD, et al. Risk factors for group B streptococcal disease in adults. Ann Intern Med. 1995; 123:415-20. Google Scholar2. Farley MM, Harvey RC, Stull T, Smith JD, Schuchat A, Wenger JD, et al. A population-based assessment of invasive disease due to group B streptococcus in nonpregnant adults. N Engl J Med. 1993; 328:1807-11. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle, WA 98195Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited BySurgical treatment of sternoclavicular joint infections in cirrhotic patientsThe Transcriptional Regulator RovS Controls the Attachment of Streptococcus agalactiae to Human Epithelial Cells and the Expression of Virulence GenesAdherence to and Invasion of Human Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cells Are Promoted by Fibrinogen-Binding Protein FbsA of Streptococcus agalactiaeThe Fibrinogen Receptor FbsA Promotes Adherence of Streptococcus agalactiae to Human Epithelial CellsThe Novel Fibrinogen-Binding Protein FbsB Promotes Streptococcus agalactiae Invasion into Epithelial CellsAnalysis of RogB-Controlled Virulence Mechanisms and Gene Expression in Streptococcus agalactiae 15 July 1996Volume 125, Issue 2Page: 152-153KeywordsHIV infectionsInfectious diseasesInsulinMedical conditionsMedical risk factorsMeningitisPopulation statisticsRisk managementStaphylococcus aureusStreptococcal infections Issue Published: 15 July 1996 CopyrightCopyright © 1996 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...