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Volume 27, Number 2—February 2021
Research

Increasing Incidence of Invasive Group A Streptococcus Disease in First Nations Population, Alberta, Canada, 2003–2017

Gregory J. TyrrellComments to Author , Christopher Bell, Lea Bill, and Sumana Fathima
Author affiliations: University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (G.J. Tyrrell); Alberta Precision Laboratories–Public Health–Alberta Health Services, Edmonton (G.J. Tyrrell); Alberta Ministry of Health, Edmonton (C. Bell, S. Fathima); Alberta First Nations Information Governance Center, Siksika, Alberta, Canada (L. Bill)

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Table 2

Risk factors for First Nations and non–First Nations persons with invasive group A Streptococcus disease, Alberta, Canada, 2003‑2017*

Risk factor No. (%)
First Nations, n = 669 Non–First Nations, n = 2,315
Diabetes 103 (15.4) 176 (7.6)
Hepatitis C 101 (15.1) 181 (7.8)
Immunocompromised 41 (6.1) 238 (10.3)
Nonsurgical wound 165 (24.7) 543 (23.5)
Surgical wound
 43 (6.4)
 133 (5.7)
Addiction abuse 250 (37.4) 390 (16.8)
Alcohol abuse 188 (28.1) 90 (3.9)
Drug use
 126 (18.8)
 307 (13.3)
Homelessness 117 (17.5) 257 (11.1)

*Percentages may add up to >100% because each patient may have multiple risk factors.

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