Osteoarticular and skin and soft-tissue infections caused by Streptococcus agalactiae in elderly patients are frequently associated with bacteremia.

Publication

Osteoarticular and skin and soft-tissue infections caused by Streptococcus agalactiae in elderly patients are frequently associated with bacteremia.

Journal Paper/Review - Sep 19, 2017

Ruppen Corinne, Notter Julia, Strahm Carol, Sonderegger Beat, Sendi Parham

Citation

Ruppen C, Notter J, Strahm C, Sonderegger B, Sendi P. Osteoarticular and skin and soft-tissue infections caused by Streptococcus agalactiae in elderly patients are frequently associated with bacteremia. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2017; 90:55-57.

Type

Journal Paper/Review (English)

Journal

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2017; 90

Publication Date

Sep 19, 2017

Issn Electronic

1879-0070

Pages

55-57

Brief description/objective

Older persons (≥65 years) are at risk for invasive group B streptococcal (GBS) infections. The most frequent clinical syndromes in 174 infection episodes were osteoarticular (40%) and skin and soft-tissue infections (30%). In 36% of episodes, a companion microorganism was isolated, and in 45%, blood culture results were positive. Antibiotics were streamlined after species identification in 29% of monomicrobial infections. These findings have clinical and therapeutic implications for GBS infections in the elderly.