title: Group B streptococcal infection as a pyrexia of unknown origin.
abstract: Group B Streptococcal bacteraemia seldom behaves as a pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO) except in the context of infective endocarditis. Scleroderma is not known to predispose to Group B streptococcal infection. We report a case of Group B streptococcal bacteraemia presenting as a PUO in a patient with probable scleroderma in whom there was no evidence of endocarditis.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: O'Mahony
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Hyland
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000302:isolation & purification*