Molecular Typing of Beta-Hemolytic Streptococci from Two Patients with Lower-Limb Cellulitis: Identical Isolates from Toe Web and Blood Specimens

Intertriginous toe webs harboring cellulitis-causing bacteria constitute a risk factor for lower-limb cellulitis. Molecular typing of Streptococcus pyogenes and S. dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis isolates from blood and toe webs of two cellulitis patients revealed identical strains for each species....

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2007-09, Vol.45 (9), p.3131-3132
Hauptverfasser:	HILMARSDOTTIR, Ingibjörg, VALSDOTTIR, Freyja
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Bacterial diseases Bacterial sepsis Bacterial Typing Techniques Bacteriology Biological and medical sciences Blood - microbiology Case Reports Cellulitis - microbiology DNA Fingerprinting DNA, Bacterial - genetics Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Genotype Human bacterial diseases Humans Infectious diseases Lower Extremity - microbiology Male Medical sciences Microbiology Miscellaneous Streptococcus - classification Streptococcus - genetics Streptococcus - isolation & purification Streptococcus pyogenes Toes - microbiology
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Zusammenfassung:	Intertriginous toe webs harboring cellulitis-causing bacteria constitute a risk factor for lower-limb cellulitis. Molecular typing of Streptococcus pyogenes and S. dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis isolates from blood and toe webs of two cellulitis patients revealed identical strains for each species. This finding supports the role of toe webs as a potential site of entry for cellulitis pathogens.
ISSN:	0095-1137 1098-660X 1098-5530
DOI:	10.1128/JCM.00532-07