2000•PubMedRequires access
[Mouth colonization by Streptococcus pyogenes in patients with impetigo].
María Cristina Ronconi, Luis Antonio Merino, Otavio Padula de Miranda
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Abstract
The faucial carrying of Streptococcus pyogenes in patients presenting impetigo was determined as a risk factor for non-suppurative complications (acute glomerulonephritis). The fauces cultures of these patients revealed a S. pyogenes colonization of 65% and all the isolates were penicillin-sensitive. It was concluded that the high percent of faucial colonization made a systemic antimicrobial treatment necessary.