Group A streptococcus bacteraemia complicated by osteomyelitis in an immunocompetent adult

Per Akesson; Adam Linder; Jonas Cronqvist; Bertil Christensson

doi:10.1080/00365540310018824

Group A streptococcus bacteraemia complicated by osteomyelitis in an immunocompetent adult

Scand J Infect Dis. 2004;36(1):63-5. doi: 10.1080/00365540310018824.

Authors

Per Akesson¹, Adam Linder, Jonas Cronqvist, Bertil Christensson

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medical Microbiology, Dermatology and Infection, Division of Infectious Diseases, Lund University Hospital, SE-221 85 Lund, Sweden.

PMID: 15000564
DOI: 10.1080/00365540310018824

Abstract

Osteomyelitis due to group A streptococcus is an unusual complication of varicellae in children. We report the first case of group A streptococcus bacteraemia complicated by multifocal osteomyelitis in an adult.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Bacteremia / complications
Bacteremia / diagnosis*
Bacteremia / drug therapy
Drug Therapy, Combination / therapeutic use
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Immunocompetence
Male
Middle Aged
Osteomyelitis / complications
Osteomyelitis / drug therapy
Osteomyelitis / microbiology*
Risk Assessment
Severity of Illness Index
Streptococcal Infections / complications
Streptococcal Infections / diagnosis*
Streptococcal Infections / drug therapy
Streptococcus pyogenes / isolation & purification*
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents