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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Main Authors: Emilienne Verkaeren, Loïc Epelboin, Sylvie Epelboin, Nathalie Boddaert, Florence Brossier, Eric Caumes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-12-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971214016117