Two Cases of Osteomyelitis Due to Group G Streptococcus

Two Cases of Osteomyelitis Due to Group G Streptococcus

Two cases of group G streptococcal osteomyelitis in adults are reported, one of the patients being an otherwise healthy individual. Both cases were successfully treated with parenteral aqueous penicillin G. Only one case of group G streptococcal osteomyelitis has been described previously in the lit...

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Main Authors: Nirmal Joshi, John N Goldman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1990-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1990/989357
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spelling doaj-f65b4808f3354a4da5293e4cf94d46df2020-11-24T23:23:04ZengHindawi LimitedCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases1180-23321990-01-0112616310.1155/1990/989357Two Cases of Osteomyelitis Due to Group G StreptococcusNirmal Joshi0John N Goldman1Division of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, The Milton S Hershey Medical Center, University Hospital, The Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USADivision of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, The Milton S Hershey Medical Center, University Hospital, The Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USATwo cases of group G streptococcal osteomyelitis in adults are reported, one of the patients being an otherwise healthy individual. Both cases were successfully treated with parenteral aqueous penicillin G. Only one case of group G streptococcal osteomyelitis has been described previously in the literature; this was in an intravenous drug abuser.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1990/989357
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title_short Two Cases of Osteomyelitis Due to Group G Streptococcus
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description Two cases of group G streptococcal osteomyelitis in adults are reported, one of the patients being an otherwise healthy individual. Both cases were successfully treated with parenteral aqueous penicillin G. Only one case of group G streptococcal osteomyelitis has been described previously in the literature; this was in an intravenous drug abuser.
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