Relapsing Group B Streptococcal Infection

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Letters15 August 1996Relapsing Group B Streptococcal InfectionLee H. Harrison, MD, Diane M. Dwyer, MD, and Judith A. Johnson, PhDLee H. Harrison, MDJohns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Baltimore, MD 21201Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Baltimore, MD 21201Search for more papers by this author, Diane M. Dwyer, MDJohns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Baltimore, MD 21201Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Baltimore, MD 21201Search for more papers by this author, and Judith A. Johnson, PhDJohns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Baltimore, MD 21201Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Baltimore, MD 21201Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-125-4-199608150-00034 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE:The case described by Awayda and colleagues raises several relevant issues about recurrent adult group B streptococcal infection. The short intervals between their patient's episodes and the serotyping data suggest relapsing infection [1]. However, given the high proportion of adult group B streptococcal infection caused by serotype V [2], molecular subtyping is needed to determine whether the subsequent episodes were due to relapse or to infection with different strains. In one of our patients with recurrent group B streptococcal infection caused by serotype V organisms, restriction endonuclease analysis of chromosomal DNA indicated that the patient had infection with ...