Flannery Michael T, Winters Lara
University of South Florida College of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Tampa, USA.
Am J Med Sci. 2002 Feb;323(2):112-4. doi: 10.1097/00000441-200202000-00011.
We present a case of relapsing group B streptococcal bacteremia in a patient with cirrhosis secondary to hepatitis C. As no focal infection was found, other then cervical carriage, the patient required secondary prophylaxis with penicillin following the third episode of primary bacteremia within a twelve month time frame.