The bacteriology of skin sores in Goroka children.
The bacteriology of infected skin lesions was studied in paediatric outpatients. Thirty-nine untreated lesions were studied: 37 (95%) grew beta haemolytic streptococci (46% group A, 3% group B, 23% group C, 26% group G), 21 (54%) grew Staphylococcus aureus and 13 (33%) grew Corynebacterium haemolyticum. No attempt was made to selectively isolate Corynebacterium diphtheriae in this study. Vincent's organisms were seen in 13 (37%) of 35 gram stains from untreated lesions, including eight (73%) of 11 tropical ulcers. Twenty-three (92%) of the 25 strains of S. aureus isolated from untreated sores were resistant to penicillin.
D002648:Child; D003354:Corynebacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D010219:Papua New Guinea; D011711:Pyoderma / Q000382:microbiology; D012532:Scabies / Q000382:microbiology*; D012867:Skin / Q000293:injuries; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000382:microbiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000175:diagnosis*