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. 2011 Jan;49(1):380-2.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.00581-10. Epub 2010 Nov 10.

Clinical features of group B Streptococcus prosthetic joint infections and molecular characterization of isolates

S Corvec  1 , M Illiaquer, S Touchais, D Boutoille, N van der Mee-Marquet, R Quentin, A Reynaud, D Lepelletier, P Bémer; Bone and Joint Infection Study Group
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Clinical features of group B Streptococcus prosthetic joint infections and molecular characterization of isolates

S Corvec et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Jan.

Abstract

Twelve group B Streptococcus (GBS) prosthetic joint infection (PJI) cases are reported. The mean patient age was 55 years. Eleven infections were caused by GBS alone. The associated isolates belonged to phylogenetic lineages different from those that cause neonatal meningitis. The clinical outcome was favorable for the eight patients for whom follow-up data were available.

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FIG. 1.
FIG. 1.
Characteristics of 12 Streptococcus agalactiae prosthetic joint infection clinical isolates. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis banding patterns after SmaI digestion are shown. Percentages of similarity are shown above the dendrogram. ERY, erythromycin; CLI, clindamycin; TET, tetracycline; SXT, co-trimoxazole; S, susceptible; R, resistant.
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