title: Invasive group G streptococcal infection in a paediatric patient.
abstract: We present a paediatric case of group G streptococcal bacteraemia and vertebral osteomyelitis. The patient is a 14-year-old girl with Gaucher disease type 1 who presented with severe thoracolumbar pain. She was treated with a 4-week course of antibiotics for presumed osteomyelitis with clinical improvement.
authors.affiliation: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Sejal Makvana
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Bhavsar
authors.affiliation: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Gail F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Shust
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents