Recurrent Streptococcus pyogenes genital infection in a woman: test and treat the partner!
Group A Streptococcus (GAS) is a well-known cause of vulvovaginitis in prepubescent girls, but it is rarely described in adult women. We describe the case of a 64-year-old woman who presented with endometritis revealed by GAS bacteraemia, followed by recurrent vulvovaginitis due to a wild-type stra...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2014-12-01
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Series: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971214016117 |