Group B beta-hemolytic streptococcal osteomyelitis of the heel. A case report.
Staphylococcus aureus is the most frequently reported, though not the only, causative organism in children who have osteomyelitis. In an 11-year-old child with osteomyelitis of the calcaneus, the etiologic agent was identified as a Group B beta-hemolytic streptococcal organism. This organism seems not to have been previously reported as the cause of osteomyelitis in the heel.
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Alfred I. duPont Institute, Wilmington, Delaware 19899.
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D002648:Child; D006365:Heel / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000302:isolation & purification