Molecular Typing of Beta-Hemolytic Streptococci from Two Patients with Lower-Limb Cellulitis: Identical Isolates from Toe Web and Blood Specimens

• Published in: Journal of Clinical Microbiology Vol. 45; no. 9; pp. 3131 - 3132
• Main Authors: HILMARSDOTTIR, Ingibjörg, VALSDOTTIR, Freyja
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Society for Microbiology 01.09.2007
• Subjects: Aged; Bacterial diseases; Bacterial sepsis; Bacterial Typing Techniques; Bacteriology; Biological and medical sciences; Blood - microbiology; Case Reports; Cellulitis - microbiology; DNA Fingerprinting; DNA, Bacterial - genetics; Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Genotype; Human bacterial diseases; Humans; Infectious diseases; Lower Extremity - microbiology; Male; Medical sciences; Microbiology; Miscellaneous; Streptococcus - classification; Streptococcus - genetics; Streptococcus - isolation & purification; Streptococcus pyogenes; Toes - microbiology; Human; Skin disease; Genotype; Cellulitis; Bacteremia; Infection; Streptococcaceae; Streptococcus; Bacteriosis; Molecular epidemiology; Bacteria; Micrococcales; Adipose tissue disorders
• ISSN: 0095-1137; 1098-660X; 1098-5530
• DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00532-07

Intertriginous toe webs harboring cellulitis-causing bacteria constitute a risk factor for lower-limb cellulitis. Molecular typing of Streptococcus pyogenes and S. dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis isolates from blood and toe webs of two cellulitis patients revealed identical strains for each species. This finding supports the role of toe webs as a potential site of entry for cellulitis pathogens.