Two cases of group A streptococcal vulvovaginitis in premenopausal adults in a sexual health setting
Susan Bray A B and Jane Morgan A
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A Waikato Sexual Health Service, 3 Ohaupo Road, Hamilton, New Zealand.
B Corresponding author. Email: brays@waikatodhb.govt.nz
Sexual Health 3(3) 187-188 https://doi.org/10.1071/SH05062
Submitted: 13 December 2005 Accepted: 10 May 2006 Published: 29 August 2006
Abstract
Two cases of group A streptococcus (GAS) causing vulvovaginitis in premenopausal adults are described. A review of the literature of genital GAS is made, as this is an uncommon cause of vulvovaginitis in premenopausal adults. Contrasts are made between anogenital carriage of GAS and group B streptococcus (GBS) to highlight the differences in anogenital carriage between these two organisms.
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