[Identification of group B beta hemolytic Streptococcus in infections of adults and children].
The frequency of isolation of group B beta-hemolytic streptococcus was investigated in samples from the skin, genitourinary tract and respiratory tract in adults and children, in 2 periods, 1977-79 and 1984-86. Hydrolysis of sodium hippurate or bile and sensitivity to bacitracin were used to identify the germ. Serologic group was confirmed by coagglutination. The incidence of isolation increased from 6.1% (n = 18) to 28.7% (n = 119) from the first to the second period, ranking second among all S groups. Isolation from blood and from spinal fluid in newborns was observed only in the second period.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity
Identificación de Streptococcus beta-hemolítico grupo B en infecciones del adulto y del niño.