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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 2008, p. 814-816, Vol. 46, No. 2
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00985-07
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

β-Lactam Failure in Treatment of Two Group G Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis Pharyngitis Patients{triangledown}

Vincenzo Savini,1* Chiara Catavitello,1 Marzia Talia,1 Assunta Manna,1 Franca Pompetti,4 Giovanni Di Bonaventura,2 Nicola Di Giuseppe,3 Fabio Febbo,1 Andrea Balbinot,1 Silvia Di Zacomo,4 Francesca Esattore,4 and Domenico D'Antonio1

Unità Operativa Complessa di Microbiologia e Virologia Clinica, Dipartimento di Ematologia e Medicina Trasfusionale, Ospedale Civile Spirito Santo, Pescara, Italy,1 Laboratorio di Microbiologia, Centro Studi Invecchiamento, Università degli Studi Gabriele D'Annunzio, Chieti, Italy,2 Dipartimento di Otorinolaringoiatria e Chirurgia Cervico-Facciale, Ospedale Civile Spirito Santo, Pescara, Italy,3 Laboratorio di Biologia Molecolare Ematologica, Dipartimento di Ematologia e Medicina Trasfusionale, Ospedale Civile Spirito Santo, Pescara, Italy4

Received 10 May 2007/ Accepted 14 November 2007

We present two cases of exudative pharyngitis due to Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis, Lancefield group G. While the participation of this organism as an agent of pharyngitis is well documented, we focus on failure of beta-lactam therapy, a phenomenon that is well described for pharyngitis due to Streptococcus pyogenes. Therefore, these case reports add to our knowledge of pharyngitis caused by non-S. pyogenes streptococci.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Unità Operativa Complessa di Microbiologia e Virologia Clinica, Dipartimento di Ematologia e Medicina Trasfusionale, Ospedale Civile Spirito Santo, via Fonte Romana 8, 65100 Pescara, Italy. Phone: 39 085-4252372. Fax: 39 085-4252607. E-mail: vincsavi{at}yahoo.it

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 5 December 2007.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 2008, p. 814-816, Vol. 46, No. 2
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00985-07
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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