title: Two cases of osteomyelitis due to group G streptococcus.
abstract: Two cases of group G streptococcal osteomyelitis in adults are reported, one of the patients being an otherwise healthy individual. Both cases were successfully treated with parenteral aqueous penicillin G. Only one case of group G streptococcal osteomyelitis has been described previously in the literature; this was in an intravenous drug abuser.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, The Milton S Hershey Medical Center, University Hospital, The Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA.
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authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Goldman