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A case of pharyngitis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae

Published:2008-05-01 Issue:5 Volume:57 Page:674-675
ISSN:0022-2615
Container-title:Journal of Medical Microbiology
language:en
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Author:

Savini Vincenzo¹,Favaro Marco²,Fontana Carla²,Consilvio Nicola Pietro³,Manna Assunta¹,Talia Marzia¹,Catavitello Chiara¹,Balbinot Andrea¹,Febbo Fabio¹,Di Bonaventura Giovanni⁴,Di Giuseppe Nicola⁵,D'Antonio Domenico¹

Affiliation:

1. Unità Operativa Complessa di Microbiologia e Virologia Clinica, Dipartimento di Medicina Trasfusionale, Ospedale Civile Spirito Santo, Pescara, Italy

2. Dipartimento di Microbiologia Clinica, Policlinico Torvergata, Roma, Italy

3. Clinica Pediatrica, Ospedale Clinicizzato SS Annunziata, Chieti, Italy

4. Laboratorio di Microbiologia Clinica, Centro Studi Invecchiamento (Ce.S.I.), Università Degli Studi Gabriele D'Annunzio, Chieti, Italy

5. Dipartimento di Otorinolaringoiatria e Chirurgia Cervico-Facciale, Ospedale Civile Spirito Santo, Pescara, Italy

Abstract

Throat cultures from an adult pharyngitis patient yielded Streptococcus pneumoniae as a single organism, with a very high bacterial count. The isolate was found to be macrolide and fluoroquinolone resistant, and the same strain was cultured from the patient's denture washing solution. Ceftriaxone therapy, a gradual reduction in the bacterial count and progressive clinical improvement proceeded at the same pace, so we labelled this clinical case as a pneumococcal pharyngitis.

Publisher

Microbiology Society

Subject

Microbiology (medical),General Medicine,Microbiology

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