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Published on: November 16, 2016
Group G Streptococcus bacteremia in recurrent cellulitis
Nicola di Meo1, Giuseppe Stinco, Nicoletta Gubertini
1Nicola di Meo, MD, Dermatology Department, University of Trieste , Ospedale Maggiore di Trieste, IV piano Palazzina Infettiv,i Piazza Ospedale 1, 34151 Trieste, Italy; nickdimeo@libero.it.
Abstract:
In recent years, group G Streptococcus has been reported with increasing frequency as the cause of a variety of human infections. Underlying host factors such as immunosuppression, malignancy, diabetes mellitus, and rheumatoid arthritis may be predisposing conditions leading to infection. Toxic involvement and post-streptococcal sequalae, once believed to be exclusive to infections caused by group A Streptococcus, are now known to occur following acute group G Streptococcus and group C Streptococcus infections. We report on a case of group G Streptococcus bacteremia and recurrent cellulitis with toxic involvement. Patient blood cultures were always negative for β-hemolytic Streptococci in all the recurrences, except during the last one. Antibiotic therapy based on antibiogram quickly resolved the infection. A regimen of intramuscular injection of 1.2 million units of benzathine penicillin every 15 days for one year prevented recurrences of cellulitis.
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