Group G Streptococcus sacroiliitis with sepsis in a 15-y-old adolescent

Citation
D. Konrad et al., Group G Streptococcus sacroiliitis with sepsis in a 15-y-old adolescent, SC J IN DIS, 31(1), 1999, pp. 100-102
Citations number
10
Language
INGLESE
art.tipo
Article
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Immunology
Journal title
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
ISSN journal
0036-5548 → ACNP
Volume
31
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Pages
100 - 102
Database
ISI
SICI code
0036-5548(1999)31:1<100:GGSSWS>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
Group G streptococci cause invasive infections of different tissues. Most i nfected patients have underlying diseases and are of adult age. Invasive gr oup G streptococcal infections rarely occur in childhood and adolescence. A 15-y-old boy with a beta-haemolytic group G streptococcus sacroiliitis, se psis and secondary pulmonary manifestations resembling an acute respiratory distress syndrome is described.