Vaginitis caused by nutritionally variant Streptococcus pyogenes.
A nutritionally variant Streptococcus pyogenes was isolated from a vaginal specimen. The organism was isolated in essentially pure culture with a few colonies of normal vaginal flora. The bacterium was identified as Streptococcus pyogenes with the use of rapid test kits and the presence of group A antigen.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D014627:Vaginitis / Q000382:microbiology*