Simultaneous meningitis, sepsis and prosthetic hip infection caused by group B Streptococcus

Zimmerli W, Trampuz A, Ochsner PE (2014) Prosthetic-joint infections. N Engl J Med 351:1645–1654

Edwards MS, Baker JC (2005) Group B streptococcal infections in elderly adults. Clin Infect Dis 41:839–847

Kumar V, Desai A, Alva A, Board TN (2013) Group B streptococci as an unusual cause of septic arthritis of the hip: association with childbirth. BMJ Case Rep 8:2013

Corvec S, Illiaquer M, Touchais S, Boutoille D, van der Mee-Marquet N, Quentin R, Reynaud A, Lepelletier D, Bemer P (2011) Clinical features of group B Streptococcus prosthetic joint infections and molecular characterization of isolates. J Clin Microbiol 49(1):380–382

Narváez JC, Pérez-Vega C, Castro-Bohorquez J-C, Vilaseca-Momplet J (2004) Group B streptococcal spondylodiscitis in adults: 2 case reports. Joint Bone Spine 71:338–343

Nolla JM, Gómez-Vaquero C, Corbella X, Ordonez S, Garcia-Gómez C, Pérez A, Cabo J, Valverde J, Ariza J (2003) Group B Streptococcus (Streptococcus agalactiae) pyogenic arthritis in nonpregnant adults. Medecine 82:119–128

Solis-Garcia del Pozo J, Martinez-Alfaro E, Abad L, Solera J (2000) Vertebral osteomyelitis caused by Streptococcus agalactiae. J Infect 41:84–90

Zeller V, Lavigne M, Leclerc P, Lhotellier L, Graff W, Ziza JM, Desplaces N, Mamoudy P (2009) Group B streptococcal prosthetic joint infections: a retrospective study of 30 cases. Presse Med 38(11):1577–1584

Zeller V, Lavigne M, Biau D, Leclerc P, Ziza JM, Mamoudy P, Desplaces N (2009) Outcome of group B streptococcal prosthetic hip infections compared to that of other bacterial infections. Joint Bone Spine 76(5):491–496

Sendi P, Christensson B, Uçkay I, Trampuz A, Achermann Y, Boggian K, Svensson D, Widerström M, Zimmerli W, GBS PJI study group (2011) Group B streptococcus in prosthetic hip and knee joint-associated infections. J Hosp Infect 79(1):64–69

Gomez E, Kennedy CC, Gottschalk M, Cunningham SA, Patel R, Virk A (2014) Streptococcus suis-related prosthetic joint infection and streptococcal toxic shock-like syndrome in a pig farmer in the United States. J Clin Microbiol 52(6):2254–2258

Mai NT, Hoa NT, Nga TV, Linh LD, Chau TT, Sinh DX, Phu NH, Chuong LV, Diep TS, Campbell J, Nghia HD, Minh TN, Chau NV, de Jong MD, Chinh NT, Hien TT, Farrar J, Schultsz C (2008) Streptococcus suis meningitis in adults in Vietnam. Clin Infect Dis 46:659–667

Zbinden A, Mueller NJ, Tarr PE, Eich G, Schulthess B, Bahlmann AS, Keller PM, Bloemberg GV (2012) Streptococcus tigurinus, a novel member of the Streptococcus mitis group, causes invasive infections. J Clin Microbiol 50(9):2969