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Group L Streptococci As the Cause of Bacteraemia and Endocarditis
Author(s) -
Bevanger Lars,
Stamnes Tor Ivar
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
acta pathologica microbiologica scandinavica section b microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1600-0463
pISSN - 0304-131X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1979.tb02442.x
Subject(s) - endocarditis , bacitracin , microbiology and biotechnology , streptococcus , group a , group b , medicine , biology , bacteria , antibiotics , genetics
A beta‐haemolytic streptococcus was isolated from multiple blood cultures in a 56‐year‐old woman suffering from thrombophlebitis in a leg and from a 42‐year‐old man with endocarditis. Both strains were identified as group L streptococci by precipitation testing. Initially they were identified as group A streptococci on the basis of cultural characteristics, bacitracin sensitivity and fluorescent staining with an anti‐group A conjugate. The two cases are an addition to the few existing reports on proved infection in humans by group L streptococci.