Streptococcus agalactiae infection with multiple site involvement – a clinical case with a favourable outcome
Keywords:
Streptococcus agalactiae, endopthalmitisAbstract
The authors describe a clinical case of unilateral endopthalmitis,
septic arthritis, pleural empyema and celullitis, in a 47-year-old
diabetic patient with a Stretopcoccus agalactiae bacteraemia.
Infection with group B Streptococci has been, until fairly recently, a rare occurrence in adults, presenting mainly in women in
the puerperal period and in neonates. A rising incidence of serious
sepsis caused by this agent has been noted over the last years,
principally in elderly patients or in patients with chronic diseases
such as diabetes mellitus. The clinical picture of endopthalmitis
and/or pleural involvement, as documented in the case presented,
are considered to be rare sites of involvement by this organism.
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