Osteoarticular and skin and soft-tissue infections caused by Streptococcus agalactiae in elderly patients are frequently associated with bacteremia.

Publikation

Osteoarticular and skin and soft-tissue infections caused by Streptococcus agalactiae in elderly patients are frequently associated with bacteremia.

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review - 19.09.2017

Ruppen Corinne, Notter Julia, Strahm Carol, Sonderegger Beat, Sendi Parham

Zitation

Ruppen C, Notter J, Strahm C, Sonderegger B, Sendi P. Osteoarticular and skin and soft-tissue infections caused by Streptococcus agalactiae in elderly patients are frequently associated with bacteremia. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2017; 90:55-57.

Art

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review (Englisch)

Zeitschrift

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2017; 90

Veröffentlichungsdatum

19.09.2017

eISSN (Online)

1879-0070

Seiten

55-57

Kurzbeschreibung/Zielsetzung

Older persons (≥65 years) are at risk for invasive group B streptococcal (GBS) infections. The most frequent clinical syndromes in 174 infection episodes were osteoarticular (40%) and skin and soft-tissue infections (30%). In 36% of episodes, a companion microorganism was isolated, and in 45%, blood culture results were positive. Antibiotics were streamlined after species identification in 29% of monomicrobial infections. These findings have clinical and therapeutic implications for GBS infections in the elderly.