Table 2 Clinical features of group A streptococcus pyomyositis
From: Thigh pyomyositis caused by group A streptococcus in an immunocompetent adult without any cause
Age (years) | Sex | Tropical | Underlying condition | Area of infection | Single or multiple lesions | Blood cultures | ICU stay | Antibiotics | Treatment duration (days) | Drainage | Prognosis | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | M | No | None | Left thigh | – | Positive | – | 2nd cef, PCG, aminoglycoside | 40 | Surgical | Recovered | [9] |
2 | M | No | None | Right iliac muscle | Single | Negative | No | – | 21 | No | Recovered | [10] |
4 | M | No | Autism | Left psoas/thigh | Multiple | Positive | Yes | CTRX, VCM → PCG, CLDM | – | Surgical | Recovered | [11] |
5 | F | No | None | Right thigh | Single | Negative | No | Oxacillin | – | Surgical | Recovered | [12] |
8 | M | No | None | Neck | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | [13] |
9 | M | No | None | Right iliopsoas | Multiple | Positive | No | – | 33 | Surgical | Recovered | [11] |
17 | M | Yes | – | – | Multiple | Positive | – | – | – | – | Recovered | [14] |
19 | M | No | None | Right thigh and left knee | Multiple | – | No | PCG | – | Surgical | Recovered | [15] |
23 | M | Yes | – | Left arm | Single | Negative | – | – | – | – | Recovered | [14] |
24 | F | No | None | Right neck | Single | Negative | No | CEZ | 28 | Surgical | Recovered | [27] |
26 | F | No | None | Left thoraco-abdominal muscle | Multiple | Negative | Yes | Ticarcillin-clavulanate → PCG | 7 | Surgical | Recovered | [5] |
30 | F | No | None | Left hand and both thighs | Multiple | Positive | Yes | CTRX, CLDM | – | – | Recovered | [16] |
31 | M | Yes | None | Left psoas | – | Negative | – | PCG | – | No | Recovered | [17] |
33 | F | No | DM | Left axilla | Single | Negative | No | PCG | 20 | Surgical | Recovered | [17] |
38 | F | No | None | Right shoulder/arm | Multiple | Negative | No | PCG | 11 | Surgical | Recovered | [19] |
40 | F | No | None | – | Multiple | Positive | – | – | – | – | Died | [20] |
44 | F | No | None | Left calf/knee | Multiple | – | – | CTX, metro, PCG → PCG | – | Surgical | Recovered | [21] |
48 | M | No | None | Left neck | Single | Negative | No | Ticarcillin-clavulanate, CLDM → PCG | 28 | Surgical | Recovered | [18] |
49 | F | No | None | Right arm | – | – | – | PCG | – | – | Died | [22] |
52 | M | No | None | Left thigh | Single | – | No | Cloxacillin, PCG | 6 | Surgical | Recovered | [23] |
53 | M | No | None | Left calf | – | Positive | – | PCG, aminoglycoside | – | – | Died | [20] |
67 | M | No | None | Left thigh | – | – | – | CEZ → PCG | 10 | Surgical | Recovered | [24] |
76 | M | No | IPF | Right biceps | Single | Positive | Yes | PCG | 31 | Surgical | Recovered | [25] |
– | F | Yes | None | Neck | Single | Positive | No | Flucloxacillin, PCG | – | No | Recovered | [26] |