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Case Reports
. 1997 Jul-Aug;25(4):250-1.
doi: 10.1007/BF01713156.

Analysis of a case of recurrent bacteraemia due to group A Streptococcus equisimilis by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis

F Bert  1 , N Lambert-Zechovsky
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Case Reports

Analysis of a case of recurrent bacteraemia due to group A Streptococcus equisimilis by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis

F Bert et al. Infection. 1997 Jul-Aug.

Abstract

An 86-year-old woman with a history of metastatic breast cancer developed two episodes of streptococcal bacteraemia and erysipelas separated by an interval of 3 months. The isolates belonged to Lancefield group A but were biochemically identified as Streptococcus equisimilis. The similarity of the two isolates was established by DNA macrorestriction analysis and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, indicating that the second episode was due to relapse and not reinfection.

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