title: [Multifocal invasive infection due to Streptococcus pyogenes in a 20 month-old infant: case report].
abstract: This case report describes a 20 months-old toddler with a multifocal S. pyogenes invasive infection cutaneous and articular, which outcome was favorable after implementation of a medical and surgical treatment. The antibiotic treatment was based on the association of amoxicillin and clindamycin which duration was guided by the clinical course and the secondary locations. A surgical management with joint irrigation lavage and drainage was necessary to induce a complete recovery.
authors.affiliation: Service de pédiatrie, centre hospitalier de Valence, 179, avenue du Maréchal-Juin, 26000 Valence, France. Electronic address: luc.panetta@chu-lyon.fr.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Panetta
authors.affiliation: Service de pédiatrie, centre hospitalier de Valence, 179, avenue du Maréchal-Juin, 26000 Valence, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Manteau
mesh_terms: D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002981:Clindamycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010000:Osteitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002981:Clindamycin; D000658:Amoxicillin