Neonatal osteomyelitis caused by group B streptococci.
A 3-week-old infant with a group B streptococcal osteomyelitis is described. On admission swelling and fluctuation were combined with local erythema in the right ankle joint region. Group B streptococci, type Ib, were isolated both from blood and from the local focus in the ankle. The diagnosis was further confirmed by X-ray examination showing a lytic lesion in the talus. The child was successfully treated with penicillin, initially in combination with kanamycin.
D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000302:isolation & purification