Population-based Survey of Invasive Bacterial Diseases, Greenland, 1995–2004

Invasive bacterial disease occurs frequently among native populations in the Arctic. Although a variety of bacteria are involved in invasive bacterial disease in Greenland, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and other staphylococci are responsible for most cases (69%)...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Meyer, Annette, Ladefoged, Karin, Poulsen, Peter, Koch, Anders
Language:unknown
Subjects:
Dispatch
epidemiology
bacterial infections
sepsis
meningitis
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Inuits
Greenland
Arctic regions
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Child
Preschool
Data Collection
European Continental Ancestry Group
Female
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Newborn
Male
Middle Aged
Arctic
inuits
Online Access:http://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/17046/
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Summary:Invasive bacterial disease occurs frequently among native populations in the Arctic. Although a variety of bacteria are involved in invasive bacterial disease in Greenland, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and other staphylococci are responsible for most cases (69%); incidence varies according to region and ethnicity.

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