A rare case of infant sepsis due to the emm-89 genotype of Group A Streptococcus within a community-acquired cluster.
Invasive Group A Streptococcus disease is a severe and sometimes life-threatening infection with only few cases reported in literature. We describe the case of a 49-day-old male infant with invasive Group A Streptococcus infection characterized by acute otitis media and development of septicemia within a probably community-acquired cluster. The causative agent resulted to be a rare emm-89 genotype of Streptococcus pyogenes. Group A Streptococcus must be considered responsible for sepsis in newborns and young infants.
Department of Diagnostic Services, O.U. Laboratory Analysis of Clinical Chemistry and Microbiology, S. Maria della Scaletta Hospital, (BO), Italy.
Salvatore
S
Pignanelli
Department of Maternal and Child Health, Pediatrics and Neonatology Unit, S. Maria della Scaletta Hospital, Imola (BO), Italy.
Sandra
S
Brusa
Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, Medicine School, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
Giovanna
G
Pulcrano
Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, Medicine School, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
Maria Rosaria
MR
Catania
Department of Maternal and Child Health, Pediatrics and Neonatology Unit, S. Maria della Scaletta Hospital, Imola (BO), Italy.
Enrico
E
Cocchi
Department of Maternal and Child Health, Pediatrics and Neonatology Unit, S. Maria della Scaletta Hospital, Imola (BO), Italy.
Marcello
M
Lanari
D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*
Acute otitis media; Group A Streptococcus; Sepsis; Streptococcus pyogenes; emm-89 genotype