[Multifocal invasive infection due to Streptococcus pyogenes in a 20 month-old infant: case report]

L Panetta; C Manteau

doi:10.1016/S0929-693X(14)72271-7

[Multifocal invasive infection due to Streptococcus pyogenes in a 20 month-old infant: case report]

Arch Pediatr. 2014 Nov:21 Suppl 2:S104-6. doi: 10.1016/S0929-693X(14)72271-7. Epub 2014 Nov 13.

[Article in French]

Authors

L Panetta¹, C Manteau²

Affiliations

¹ Service de pédiatrie, centre hospitalier de Valence, 179, avenue du Maréchal-Juin, 26000 Valence, France. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Service de pédiatrie, centre hospitalier de Valence, 179, avenue du Maréchal-Juin, 26000 Valence, France.

PMID: 25456678
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-693X(14)72271-7

Abstract

This case report describes a 20 months-old toddler with a multifocal S. pyogenes invasive infection cutaneous and articular, which outcome was favorable after implementation of a medical and surgical treatment. The antibiotic treatment was based on the association of amoxicillin and clindamycin which duration was guided by the clinical course and the secondary locations. A surgical management with joint irrigation lavage and drainage was necessary to induce a complete recovery.

Publication types

Case Reports
English Abstract

MeSH terms

Amoxicillin / therapeutic use
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Clindamycin / therapeutic use
Drug Therapy, Combination
Hip Joint / microbiology
Humans
Infant
Male
Osteitis / drug therapy
Osteitis / microbiology
Osteomyelitis / drug therapy
Osteomyelitis / microbiology*
Skin Diseases, Bacterial / drug therapy
Skin Diseases, Bacterial / microbiology*
Streptococcal Infections / diagnosis*
Streptococcal Infections / drug therapy
Streptococcus pyogenes*
Therapeutic Irrigation

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Clindamycin
Amoxicillin