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Beta haemolytic group A streptococci causing urinary tract infection
Author(s) -
PALOCAREN T.,
MATHAI E.,
BRAHMADATHAN K.N.,
JOHN T.J.,
BALASUBRAMANIAM N.,
NATH V.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1994.tb00420.x
Subject(s) - dysuria , bacteriuria , urinary system , medicine , asymptomatic , asymptomatic bacteriuria , group a , group b , antimicrobial , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Objective To describe the clinical and laboratory findings in patients with Group A streptococci (GAS) bacteriuria. Patients Patients with GAS bacteriuria seen in a tertiary care hospital in southern India between 1988 and 1993 were identified. Data were collected from the hospital records. Result GAS were isolated from 15 women and 11 men. Clinical data were available for 24 of these. The condition presented as asymptomatic bacteriuria (nine patients), dysuria or frequency (12), and fever without localizing signs (three). All infections occurred in individuals with systemic or local conditions predisposing to urinary tract infection. All patients responded well to antimicrobial therapy. Conclusion GAS bacteriuria is rare and occurs only in individuals with other predisposing conditions. Patients with this infection respond well to therapy.