Anal colonization of group G beta-hemolytic streptococci in relapsing erysipelas of the lower extremity
Eriksson BK;;
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America1999Vol. 29pp. -
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bk1999clinicalanal
Abstract
Four patients who had frequent relapses of erysipelas but no obvious portal of entry and no beta-hemolytic streptococci in specimens from conventional culture sites all had group G streptococci in cultures of specimens from the anal canal. It is suggested that anal colonization with group G streptoc …