Risk for Invasive Streptococcal Infections among Adults Experiencing Homelessness, Anchorage, Alaska, USA, 2002–2015
The risk for invasive streptococcal infection has not been clearly quantified among persons experiencing homelessness (PEH). We compared the incidence of detected cases of invasive group A Streptococcus infection, group B Streptococcus infection, and Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcal) infection...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:5bb3250feea84451ba692581952af9f4 2023-05-15T15:05:09+02:00 Risk for Invasive Streptococcal Infections among Adults Experiencing Homelessness, Anchorage, Alaska, USA, 2002–2015 Emily Mosites Tammy Zulz Dana Bruden Leisha Nolen Anna Frick Louisa Castrodale Joseph McLaughlin Chris Van Beneden Thomas W. Hennessy Michael G. Bruce 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2510.181408 https://doaj.org/article/5bb3250feea84451ba692581952af9f4 EN eng Centers for Disease Control and Prevention https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/10/18-1408_article https://doaj.org/toc/1080-6040 https://doaj.org/toc/1080-6059 doi:10.3201/eid2510.181408 1080-6040 1080-6059 https://doaj.org/article/5bb3250feea84451ba692581952af9f4 Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 25, Iss 10, Pp 1903-1910 (2019) homeless persons homelessness streptococcus bacterial infections group A Streptococcus group B Streptococcus Medicine R Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 article 2019 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2510.181408 2022-12-31T04:45:37Z The risk for invasive streptococcal infection has not been clearly quantified among persons experiencing homelessness (PEH). We compared the incidence of detected cases of invasive group A Streptococcus infection, group B Streptococcus infection, and Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcal) infection among PEH with that among the general population in Anchorage, Alaska, USA, during 2002–2015. We used data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Arctic Investigations Program surveillance system, the US Census, and the Anchorage Point-in-Time count (a yearly census of PEH). We detected a disproportionately high incidence of invasive streptococcal disease in Anchorage among PEH. Compared with the general population, PEH were 53.3 times as likely to have invasive group A Streptococcus infection, 6.9 times as likely to have invasive group B Streptococcus infection, and 36.3 times as likely to have invasive pneumococcal infection. Infection control in shelters, pneumococcal vaccination, and infection monitoring could help protect the health of this vulnerable group. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Alaska Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Anchorage Arctic Emerging Infectious Diseases 25 10 |
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The risk for invasive streptococcal infection has not been clearly quantified among persons experiencing homelessness (PEH). We compared the incidence of detected cases of invasive group A Streptococcus infection, group B Streptococcus infection, and Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcal) infection among PEH with that among the general population in Anchorage, Alaska, USA, during 2002–2015. We used data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Arctic Investigations Program surveillance system, the US Census, and the Anchorage Point-in-Time count (a yearly census of PEH). We detected a disproportionately high incidence of invasive streptococcal disease in Anchorage among PEH. Compared with the general population, PEH were 53.3 times as likely to have invasive group A Streptococcus infection, 6.9 times as likely to have invasive group B Streptococcus infection, and 36.3 times as likely to have invasive pneumococcal infection. Infection control in shelters, pneumococcal vaccination, and infection monitoring could help protect the health of this vulnerable group. |
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Emily Mosites Tammy Zulz Dana Bruden Leisha Nolen Anna Frick Louisa Castrodale Joseph McLaughlin Chris Van Beneden Thomas W. Hennessy Michael G. Bruce |
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Emily Mosites Tammy Zulz Dana Bruden Leisha Nolen Anna Frick Louisa Castrodale Joseph McLaughlin Chris Van Beneden Thomas W. Hennessy Michael G. Bruce |
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Emily Mosites |
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Risk for Invasive Streptococcal Infections among Adults Experiencing Homelessness, Anchorage, Alaska, USA, 2002–2015 |
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Risk for Invasive Streptococcal Infections among Adults Experiencing Homelessness, Anchorage, Alaska, USA, 2002–2015 |
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Risk for Invasive Streptococcal Infections among Adults Experiencing Homelessness, Anchorage, Alaska, USA, 2002–2015 |
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Risk for Invasive Streptococcal Infections among Adults Experiencing Homelessness, Anchorage, Alaska, USA, 2002–2015 |
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Risk for Invasive Streptococcal Infections among Adults Experiencing Homelessness, Anchorage, Alaska, USA, 2002–2015 |
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risk for invasive streptococcal infections among adults experiencing homelessness, anchorage, alaska, usa, 2002–2015 |
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