Clinical features of group B Streptococcus prosthetic joint infections and molecular characterization of isolates.
Twelve group B Streptococcus (GBS) prosthetic joint infection (PJI) cases are reported. The mean patient age was 55 years. Eleven infections were caused by GBS alone. The associated isolates belonged to phylogenetic lineages different from those that cause neonatal meningitis. The clinical outcome was favorable for the eight patients for whom follow-up data were available.
CHU de Nantes, Service de Bactériologie-Hygiène Hospitalière, 9 quai Moncousu, 44093 Nantes Cedex 01, France. stephane.corvec@chu-nantes.fr
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Corvec
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Illiaquer
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Touchais
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Boutoille
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van der Mee-Marquet
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Quentin
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Reynaud
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Lepelletier
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Bémer
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D058889:Molecular Typing; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D010802:Phylogeny; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016896:Treatment Outcome