Axillary abscess complicated by venous thrombosis: identification of Streptococcus pyogenes by 16S PCR.
J Clin Microbiol 2010;
48:3435-7. [PMID:
20592151 DOI:
10.1128/jcm.00373-10]
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Abstract
We report a case of an axillary abscess with Streptococcus pyogenes complicated by venous thrombosis. Bacterial etiology and typing were obtained by PCR and sequencing of the 16S rRNA and M-protein genes from abscess material. The bacterium was of serotype M41, and serology indicated that it had expressed procoagulant factors.
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