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Group B streptococcal infection as a pyrexia of unknown origin

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Group B Streptococcal bacteraemia seldom behaves as a pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO) except in the context of infective endocarditis. Scleroderma is not known to predispose to Group B streptococcal infection. We report a case of Group B streptococcal bacteraemia presenting as a PUO in a patient with probable scleroderma in whom there was no evidence of endocarditis.

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  1. Department of Geriatric Medicine, Regional Hospital, Wilton, Cork

    D. O’Mahony & C. M. Hyland

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O’Mahony, D., Hyland, C.M. Group B streptococcal infection as a pyrexia of unknown origin. I.J.M.S. 158, 233 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02943787

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