Risk Factors for Invasive group A Streptococcal disease
List of Risk Factors for Invasive group A Streptococcal disease
The list of risk factors mentioned for Invasive group A Streptococcal disease in various sources includes:
Invasive group A Streptococcal disease Risk Factors: Book Excerpts
Risk factors discussion:
Group A Streptococcal (GAS) Disease General: DBMD (Excerpt)
Few people who come in contact with GAS will develop
invasive GAS disease. Most people will have a throat or skin infection,
and some may have no symptoms at all. Although healthy people
can get invasive GAS disease, people with chronic illnesses like
cancer, diabetes, and kidney dialysis, and those who use medications
such as steroids have a higher risk. (Source: excerpt from Group A Streptococcal (GAS) Disease General: DBMD)
Group A Streptococcal (GAS) Disease: DBMD (Excerpt)
Invasive disease: elderly, immunosuppressed,
persons with chronic cardiac or respiratory disease, diabetes,
skin lesions (i.e. children with varicella [chicken pox],
intravenous drug users) African-Americans, American Indians. (Source: excerpt from Group A Streptococcal (GAS) Disease: DBMD)
About risk factors:
Risk factors for Invasive group A Streptococcal disease are factors that do not seem
to be a direct cause of the disease,
but seem to be associated in some way.
Having a risk factor for Invasive group A Streptococcal disease
makes the chances
of getting a condition higher but does
not always lead to Invasive group A Streptococcal disease.
Also, the absence of any risk factors
or having a protective factor does not necessarily
guard you against getting Invasive group A Streptococcal disease.
For general information and a list of risk factors,
see the risk center.
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