Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal colitis with secondary bacteremia.
We report a case of a 5-year-old girl with invasive colitis and secondary bacteremia caused by group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus. Although group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus is occasionally isolated from stool, it is a rare cause of colitis. This is the first report of group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus pancolitis with secondary bacteremia.
From the *Pediatric Residency Program, †Pediatric Radiology Section and ‡Pediatric Infectious Diseases Section, Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas.
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D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003092:Colitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed