[Mouth colonization by Streptococcus pyogenes in patients with impetigo].
The faucial carrying of Streptococcus pyogenes in patients presenting impetigo was determined as a risk factor for non-suppurative complications (acute glomerulonephritis). The fauces cultures of these patients revealed a S. pyogenes colonization of 65% and all the isolates were penicillin-sensitive. It was concluded that the high percent of faucial colonization made a systemic antimicrobial treatment necessary.
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Instituto de Medicina Regional, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Argentina. mronconi@bib.unne.edu.ar
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007169:Impetigo / Q000382:microbiology*; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009055:Mouth / Q000382:microbiology*; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification*