Open AccessClinical Features of Group B Streptococcus Prosthetic Joint Infections and Molecular Characterization of Isolates
Author(s) -
Stéphane Corvec,
Marina Illiaquer,
S. Touchais,
David Boutoille,
Nathalie van der Mee-Marquet,
Roland Quentin,
Alain Reynaud,
Didier Lepelletier,
Pascale Bémer
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.00581-10
Subject(s) - group b , streptococcus , meningitis , group a , streptococcus agalactiae , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , streptococcaceae , phylogenetic tree , neonatal meningitis , medicine , surgery , antibiotics , bacteria , genetics , gene , escherichia coli
Twelve group BStreptococcus (GBS) prosthetic joint infection (PJI) cases are reported. The mean patient age was 55 years. Eleven infections were caused by GBS alone. The associated isolates belonged to phylogenetic lineages different from those that cause neonatal meningitis. The clinical outcome was favorable for the eight patients for whom follow-up data were available.