Aislamiento de Estreptococo grupo B en muestras extragenitales en adultos: una localización emergente

authors made a research to identify presence of group b streptococcus (egb) in adult patients from samples of a extragenital origin non-associated with pregnancy. for identification of microorganism we used a classic scheme including tests of camp factor and hydrolysis of sodium hypurate. sensitivity to antibiotics by means of disc diffusion method was tested in vitro. a total of 2 085 samples were processed, from which it was possible to isolate 50 strains from group b streptococcus, representing a 2.3 % of isolation. sample with a greater contribution was lower limb lesion (12; 24 %). fifty eight percentage (58 %) of samples came from extra-hospital patients and remainder was of admitted cases, mainly in angiology service (6; 12 %). emergence of group b streptococcus as a pathogen in extragenital areas in adult patients was confirmed.