Abstract
Streptococcus pyogenes (SP) causes uncomplicated infections of throat & skin to severe life-threatening invasive diseases and poststreptococcal sequelae. Despite being common, it hasn't been studied much in recent times.Data of 93 adult patients >18 years, culture proven (SP) infections from 2016 to 2019 was studied in south India.Irrespective of comorbidities, SSTI were most common followed by surgical site infections& bacteremia. Isolates were susceptible to penicillin, cephalosporins but 23% were resistant to clindamycin. Timely surgical interventions and appropriate antibiotics reduced morbidity& limb salvage by 9 times. Larger studies, worldwide, to see the current trend of SP need to be conducted.
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