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2200636

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-9-20
pubmed:abstractText
Lancefield group G streptococcus is now recognized as a pathogen and has been reported to cause severe infections, including meningitis. We describe the first case of meningitis caused by this organism in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and the direct transmission of the pathogen to a technologist accidentally exposed to the cerebrospinal fluid. To prove the identity of the two strains, we have tested them employing the Vitek system. We have also tested 13 other strains of group G streptococci obtained from different sources. Our results yielded 14 different biotypes with the 15 strains tested. The only identical ones were the two suspect strains from the index case and the technologist. We conclude that the biotyping system employed in our study appears to be a useful epidemiological tool for marking group G streptococci.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0732-8893
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
261-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Group G streptococcal meningitis and sepsis in a patient with AIDS. A method to biotype group G streptococcus.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, Cabrini Medical Center, New York, New York 10003.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports