title: Streptococcus agalactie involved in the etiology of sexually transmitted diseases.
abstract: Streptococcus agalactiae is an important microorganism involved in a number of conditions in pregnant women, newborns, elderly people (over 65 years of age) and individuals with chronic disabling illnesses. This pathogen is infrequently found among patients outside this age range or clinical profile(1-5) and is rarely reported in the etiology of sexually transmitted diseases. Here we describe a case of an otherwise healthy 19 year-old male, who presented with ulcerative genital and oral lesions in association with urethral and ocular discharge, suggestive of Streptococcus agalactiae infection acquired through sexual contact.
authors.affiliation: Fundação Faculdade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. marcos.frey@gmail.com
authors.forename: Marcos Noronha
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Frey
authors.forename: Ana Elisa Empinotti
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Ioppi
authors.forename: Renan Rangel
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Bonamigo
authors.forename: Guilherme Pinheiro
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Prado
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019226:Oral Ulcer / Q000382:microbiology; D015231:Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014522:Urethral Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D055815:Young Adult