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Sources of 107 GAS from Hong Kong
| Parameter | No. of isolates
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Invasive (n = 24) | Noninvasive (n = 83) | |
| Yr of isolation | ||
| 1995 | 5 | 7 |
| 1996 | 6 | 25 |
| 1997 | 6 | 27 |
| 1998 | 7 | 24 |
| Patient age (yr) | ||
| ≤12 | 3 | 26 |
| 13-64 | 13 | 48 |
| ≥65 | 8 | 9 |
| Source of isolation | ||
| Blood | 16 | 0 |
| Cerebrospinal fluid | 2 | 0 |
| Tissue or other body fluids | 6 | 0 |
| Throat | 0 | 21 |
| Skin | 0 | 52 |
| Other | 0 | 10 |
