Sixty-seven cases of group @entity2259 in adults were retrospectively reviewed during the period 1991-2000. Not one case occurred in pregnant @entity1 . The mean age of the @entity1 was 57 years, and 67.2% were @entity1 . Of the 67 cases of illness, 25.4% were hospital acquired and 11.9% were polymicrobial. Common predisposing diseases included @entity99 (55.2%), @entity6 (28.4%), @entity5 (20.9%), and @entity65 (17.9%). Primary @entity2259 , @entity298 , @entity79 , and skin and soft tissue infections accounted for most presentations. @entity298 was a more common presentation in @entity1 with @entity9244 was more common in @entity1 with @entity99 (P=0.008). More @entity1 with @entity99 had polymicrobial @entity2259 than did @entity1 with @entity66 (P=0.018). @entity204 occurred in 9.8% of cases, and mortality did not differ between @entity1 with @entity99 and those with @entity66 . @entity99 was found to be an important predisposing condition in adults with group @entity2259 . However, mortality for @entity1 with @entity99 was similar to that for @entity1 with @entity66 .

XXXX in nonpregnant adults with @entity99 in Korea.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'patients', 'men'] @entity66 :: ('MESH:D004194', 'Disease') :: ['nonhepatic disease'] @entity6 :: ('MESH:D003920', 'Disease') :: ['diabetes mellitus'] @entity298 :: ('MESH:D010538', 'Disease') :: ['Peritonitis', 'peritonitis'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['malignancy'] @entity79 :: ('MESH:D001847', 'Disease') :: ['bone and joint infections'] @entity204 :: ('MESH:D003643', 'Disease') :: ['Death'] @entity9244 :: ('MESH:D018461', 'Disease') :: ['hepatic disease (P<0.001), whereas skin and soft tissue infection'] @entity99 :: ('MESH:D056486', 'Disease') :: ['hepatic disease', 'non-hepatic disease', 'Hepatic disease'] @entity2259 :: ('MESH:D016470', 'Disease') :: ['B streptococcal bacteremia', 'bacteremia'] @entity65 :: ('MESH:D002318', 'Disease') :: ['cardiovascular diseases']
@entity2259 :: (MESH:D016470,Disease) :: ['Group B streptococcal bacteremia']
