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.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Abscess / complications*
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Abscess / microbiology*
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Abscess / pathology
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Antigens, Bacterial / genetics
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Axilla / pathology*
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Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / genetics
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Bacterial Typing Techniques
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Carrier Proteins / genetics
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Cluster Analysis
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DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
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DNA, Bacterial / genetics
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DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry
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DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
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Female
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Humans
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Middle Aged
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Phylogeny
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Serotyping
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Streptococcal Infections / diagnosis*
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Streptococcal Infections / microbiology
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Streptococcal Infections / pathology
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Streptococcus pyogenes / isolation & purification*
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Venous Thrombosis / microbiology
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Venous Thrombosis / pathology*
Substances
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Antigens, Bacterial
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Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
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Carrier Proteins
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DNA, Bacterial
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DNA, Ribosomal
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
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streptococcal M protein