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Group B Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome and covR/S Mutations Revisited
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017 Gene mutations in the virulence regulator CovR/S of group A Streptococcus play a substantial role in the pathogenesis of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome.
Parham Sendi +3 more
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Fulminant Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome
Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 2018 We present a case of a previously healthy 37-year-old male who developed fever, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, and hypovolaemia. Within 5.5 h he presented with tachycardia, tachypnoea, became hypotensive and displayed a diffuse erythematous rash. In the following hours he developed persistent hypotension, acute respiratory distress syndrome, liver ...
Zavala, S., Arias, M., Legua, P.
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Spontaneous perforation of the cystic duct in streptococcal toxic shock syndrome: a case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2008 Introduction Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome is a complication of group A streptococcal infection, most often originating from the skin. The syndrome is characterized by fever, hypotension and multiple organ failure.
Endeman Henrik +2 more
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Recurrent group G Streptococcus bacteremia: A case report and literature review
Clinical Case Reports, 2022 Streptococci group G is an important opportunistic pathogen and causes a wide variety of infections, including pharyngitis, skin and soft tissue infections, bacteremia, endocarditis, septic arthritis, intra‐abdominal infections, meningitis, and ...
Haider Ghazanfar +5 more
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The Rare Case of Streptococcus Pyogenes Pneumonia and Its Sequelae [PDF]
, 2015 Introduction Group A Streptococcus (GAS) or Streptococcus pyogenes is an aerobic gram-positive coccus that causes a multitude of infections that range in severity. GAS most commonly infects the soft tissues, which results in infections such as cellulitis,
Francis, MD, Gloria, Martin, MD, Fern
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Report of 2 fatal cases of adult necrotizing fasciitis and toxic shock syndrome caused by Streptococcus agalactiae. [PDF]
, 2000 We describe 2 cases of fatal necrotizing fasciitis and toxic shock syndrome caused by Streptococcus agalactiae-a rare entity that has been reported in only 9 patients-in 2 nonpregnant adults ...
Ho, PL +4 more
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Choque tóxico por streptococcus beta-hemoliticus do grupo A.
Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2004 In the last years has been observed an increased incidence of invasive group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal infections, including the toxic shock syndrome. The most common portal of entry is the skin and mucous membranes.
Teresa Pontes, Henedina Antunes
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Incomplete limb ischemia as a complication in a pediatric patient with toxic-shock syndrome
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2019 Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is an acute, life-threatening rare pediatric disease associated with high mortality. Pathogens can be both staphylococci (especially S. aureus) and streptococci (group A streptococci).
Christina H. Wolfsberger +5 more
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Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome in a Patient with a Phlycten [PDF]
Bulletin of Emergency and Trauma, 2019 A 74-year-old female with diabetes mellitus type 2 was admitted to the emergency department due to fever, severe pain and oedema in her left forearm, with two days of evolution, after she has done gardening, but no clear history of trauma.
Neuza Soares +3 more
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Group a streptococcal cellulitis in the early puerperium [PDF]
, 2011 Introduction. Infectious diseases caused by Streptococcus pyogenes, a member of the group A Streptococci (GAS) are among the most common life threatening ones. Patients with GAS infections have a poor survival rate. Cellulitis is a severe invasive GAS
Cakić Zlatica +6 more
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