title: Streptococcus pneumoniae: a rare skin pathogen?
abstract: Streptococcus pneumoniae is a rare cause of skin infections in adults. We present three cases and a review of the literature on this infection. Nine of the 42 (21%) cases occurred in previously healthy individuals without predisposing conditions. The majority of cases (88%) had bacteraemia. More than half the cases (22/42, 52%) required surgical intervention in addition to antimicrobial therapy.
authors.affiliation: Exeter Public Health Laboratory, Church Lane, Heavitree, Exeter EX2 5AD, UK.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kalima
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Riordan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents