Predictors of death after severe Streptococcus pyogenes infection
: Lamagni TL, Neal S, Keshishian C, Powell D, Potz N, Pebody R, George R, Duckworth G, Vuopio-Varkila J, Efstratiou A
: 2009
: Emerging Infectious Diseases
: Emerging infectious diseases
: Emerg Infect Dis
: 15
: 8
: 1304
: 7
: 4
: 1080-6040
: 1080-6059
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1508.090264
An evaluation of the relative importance of host and pathogen factors on the survival rate of patients with invasive Streptococcus pyogenes infection found a number of clinical and demographic factors to be associated with risk for death. Some evidence suggested a seasonal pattern to patient survival rate.