Group B Streptococcus Osteomyelitis in a Healthy Adolescent

Case Report: Group B Streptococcus meningitis in an adolescent  

Streptococcus agalactiae (group B Streptococcus, GBS) usually colonizes the gastrointestinal and lower genital tracts of asymptomatic hosts, yet the incidence of invasive disease is on the rise . We describe a case of an 18 year old woman, recently diagnosed with lupus, who reported a spontaneous abortion six weeks prior to her hospitalization.  She presented with fever, altered mental status, ...

Case Report : Group B meningitis in an Streptococcus adolescent

group B , GBS) usually colonizes the Streptococcus agalactiae Streptococcus gastrointestinal and lower genital tracts of asymptomatic hosts, yet the incidence of invasive disease is on the rise We describe a case of an 18 year . old woman, recently diagnosed with lupus, who reported a spontaneous abortion six weeks prior to her hospitalization. She presented with fever, altered mental status, a...

Investigation of Betahemolytic Streptococcus Group B in Natural Vaginal Flora

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Travel-Associated Salmonella mbandaka Sacroiliac Osteomyelitis in a Healthy Adolescent

Pyogenic infections of the sacroiliac joint are rare and usually caused by Staphylococcus aureus. We describe a case of a 16 year-old gymnast who was subsequently diagnosed with Salmonella mbandaka sacroiliac osteomyelitis with adjacent psoas abscess and hepatitis one week after returning from a holiday in Crete. This case highlights a rare presentation of a common travel-associated foodborne i...

Group A Streptococcus Brain Abscess in a Previously Healthy Child