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Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome in children

Intensive Care Medicine, 1992
Two children with toxic shock-like syndrome due to streptococcal infection are reported. In both cases (one fatal) the site of infection was in the soft tissues. Both strains of group A hemolytic streptococci isolated from blood culture produced large amounts of erythrogenic toxin B (ET B) small amounts of ET C but no ET A.
D, Floret, D, Stamm, P, Cochat, P, Delmas, W, Kohler   +4 more
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Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome in dogs

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 1996
Objective To determine the clinical, pathologic, and bacteriologic findings in dogs that developed severe invasive infections with group G streptococci (GGS) over a 6-month period in southern Ontario. Design Prospective case series. Animals 7 dogs in southern Ontario with severe streptococcal infection during a 6-month period.
C W, Miller, J F, Prescott, K A, Mathews, S D, Betschel, J A, Yager, V, Guru, L, DeWinter, D E, Low   +7 more
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Streptococcal toxic shock-like syndrome.

Archives of dermatology, 1995
After decades marked by a decrease in the incidence and severity of scarlet fever and streptococcal soft-tissue infections, invasive infections with group A streptococci have reemerged as a global public health problem. Sporadic outbreaks of a rapidly progressive disorder characterized by fever, shock, desquamating rash, and multiorgan system failure ...
J E, Wolf, L G, Rabinowitz
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Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome: Two Case Reports

Journal of Academic Emergency Medicine, 2011
Streptokoksik toksik sok sendromu gram pozitif kok olan A grubu streptokoklarin (AGS) olusturdugu klinik bir tablodur. Genellikle sporadik olarak gozlenen streptokoksik toksik sok sendromu olgularinin zaman zaman huzurevleri, hastane gibi toplu yasanilan ortamalarda salginlar yaptigi bilinmektedir.
Cander, Başar, Çalık, Göknil, Gül, Mehmet, Ertekin, Birsen, Girişgin, Sadık   +4 more
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Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome After Breast Reconstruction

Annals of Plastic Surgery, 2005
Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) is an increasingly common disease entity but has rarely been described in the plastic surgery literature. We present the first known case of STSS associated with a reconstructive procedure. Two weeks postoperatively from a transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap for breast reconstruction, our patient ...
Ashley N, Agerson, Edwin G, Wilkins
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Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)

1997
During the last 10 years there has been an increasing interest in the streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) due to its often very dramatic clinical course and the high mortality despite adequate antibiotic therapy. The deeper knowledge acquired recently on the intricate interplay between the virulence factors of the streptococci and the host may ...
S. E. Holm, W. Köhler, E. L. Kaplan, P. M. Schlievert, J. E. Alouf, D. L. Stevens, Malak Kotb   +6 more
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Group B Streptococcal Toxic Shock–Like Syndrome

Archives of Dermatology, 2004
A 42-year-old man who had undergone splenectomy presented with a 12-hour history of fever, chills, malaise, nausea, and vomiting, and a temperature of 39°C. On admission, therapy with intravenous levofloxacin and metronidazole was initiated. Six hours later, the patient became increasingly disoriented, and his blood pressure rapidly dropped.
Hilary L, Reich, Glen H, Crawford, Michelle T, Pelle, William D, James   +3 more
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Streptococcal Toxic Shock-Like Syndrome

1997
Streptococcus pyogenes may cause a variety of illness ranging from very common and benign infections to severe sequelae or life-threatening diseases. Toxic shock-like syndrome (TSS) caused by S. pyogenes has been recently reported both in children and adults.
P. Pugina, G. Benzi, S. Tini, A. Cardinali, G. Sbaraglia   +4 more
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Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome Complicating Preseptal Cellulitis

American Journal of Ophthalmology, 1997
Although substantial morbidity is uncommon in preseptal cellulitis, the incidence of severe infection resulting from group A streptococcal infection is increasing.A 62-year-old man was initially examined for preseptal cellulitis sustained after minor trauma to his brow. The patient rapidly experienced shock and multisystem organ failure.
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[Streptococcus-induced syndrome of toxic shock (streptococcal toxic shock syndrome)].

Zeitschrift fur die gesamte innere Medizin und ihre Grenzgebiete, 1990
Report on the first case of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome in the GDR. The patient was a 54-year-old female. One week before admission to the hospital she cut her finger. The day before admission to the hospital she presented with a painful left shoulder. Demarcation followed, and Streptococcus pyogenes (group A streptococci) was isolated from this
W, Köhler, J, Nestler, H, Knöll, J, Schneider, H P, Schau   +4 more
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