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

Journal Paper/Review - Sep 19, 2017

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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.
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Journal Paper/Review (English)
Journal
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2017; 90
Publication Date
Sep 19, 2017
Issn Electronic
1879-0070
Pages
55-57
Brief description/objective

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.