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Streptococcal Toxic-Shock Syndrome: Spectrum of Disease, Pathogenesis, and New Concepts in Treatment

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 1995
Since the 1980s there has been a marked increase in the recognition and reporting of highly invasive group A streptococcal infections with or without necrotizing fasciitis associated with shock and organ failure.
Dennis L. Stevens
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Superantigenic Activity of emm3 Streptococcus pyogenes Is Abrogated by a Conserved, Naturally Occurring smeZ Mutation [PDF]

, 2012
Streptococcus pyogenes M/emm3 strains have been epidemiologically linked with enhanced infection severity and risk of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS), a syndrome triggered by superantigenic stimulation of T cells. Comparison of S.
McGregor, Karen, Davies, F.J., Frances J Davies, Chong, Deborah L. W., McGregor, K., Davies, Frances J., McGregor, K, Leili Farzaneh, Spratt, BG, Leili Farzaneh (130255), Pichon, B., Shiranee Sriskandan, Efstratiou, A, McGregor Karen, Bruno Pichon (130249), Pichon, B, Holden, Matthew T. G., Davies, FJ, Mary Sommerlad, Androulla Efstratiou, Turner, CE, Sommerlad, M, Chong, DLW, Sriskandan Shiranee, Mary Sommerlad (130242), Sommerlad, M., Turner Claire E., Farzaneh, L., Brian G Spratt, Deborah L. W. Chong (130252), Brian G. Spratt (10001), Sriskandan, Shiranee, Holden, M.T., Holden, MTG, Matthew T G Holden, Sriskandan, S., Androulla Efstratiou (130260), Sommerlad Mary, Matthew T. G. Holden (130258), Pichon Bruno, Frances J. Davies (130247), Spratt, B.G., Shiranee Sriskandan (16154), Holden Matthew T. G., Karen McGregor (130245), Chong Deborah L. W., Turner, C.E., Karen McGregor, Sommerlad, Mary, Farzaneh, L, Sriskandan, S, Claire E Turner, Davies Frances J., Pichon, Bruno, Efstratiou, A., Farzaneh, Leili, Spratt Brian G., Claire E. Turner (130239), Spratt, Brian G., Efstratiou, Androulla, Efstratiou Androulla, Chong, D.L., Deborah L W Chong, Bruno Pichon, Farzaneh Leili, Turner, Claire E.   +65 more
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Two cases analysis of streptococcal toxin shock syndrome and necrotizing fasciitis caused by streptococcus pyogenes

生物医学转化, 2023
Objective To explore the therapeutic method of streptococcal toxin shock syndrome and necrotizing fasciitis caused by streptococcus pyogenes. Methods We retrospectively reviewed 2 cases of streptococcus pyogenes infection, summarize the treatment ...
Liu Xiaofeng, Zheng Yongqiang, Lin Liang, Lin Zhenyu, Zhang Jinshan   +4 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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Prospective surveillance of invasive group a streptococcal disease, Fiji, 2005-2007. [PDF]

, 2009
We undertook a prospective active surveillance study of invasive group A streptococcal (GAS) disease in Fiji over a 23-month period, 2005-2007. We identified 64 cases of invasive GAS disease, which represents an average annualized all-ages incidence of 9.
Adam Jenney, E. Kim Mullholland, Batzloff, M, Steer, AC, Jonathan R. Carapetis, Kado, Joseph, Carapetis, JR, Good, Michael F, Carapetis, Jonathan R., Waqatakirewa, L, Jenney, A, Mullholland, E Kim, Jenney, Adam, Kado, J, Steer, Andrew C., Carapetis, Jonathan R, Andrew C. Steer, Good, Michael F., Lepani Waqatakirewa, Good, MF, Waqatakirewa, Lepani, Steer, Andrew C, Joseph Kado, Michael Batzloff, Michael F. Good, Mullholland, EK, Batzloff, Michael, Kim Mullholland, E.   +27 more
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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, Ligtenstein David A, Oudemans-van Straaten Heleen M   +2 more
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Less-invasive Treatment for Group A Streptococcal Fasciitis with Rapid Antigen Detection Test and Collagen/Gelatin Sponge

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2021
Summary:. Patients with severe group A Streptococcus (GAS) induced necrotizing soft tissue infection sometimes develop Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, which is a life-threatening condition with an extremely high fatality rate.
Itaru Tsuge, MD, PhD, Miho Matsui, MD, PhD, Takuma Takeda, MD, Hiroki Yamanaka, MD, PhD, Motoki Katsube, MD, PhD, Michiharu Sakamoto, MD, PhD, Naoki Morimoto, MD, PhD   +6 more
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Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus Enterotoxin L [PDF]

, 2003
Staphylococcus aureus causes a wide variety of diseases. Major virulence factors of this organism include enterotoxins (SEs) that cause both food poisoning and toxic shock syndrome.
Bohach, G. A., Gutierrez, J. A., Orwin, Paul M., Fitzgerald, Ross; id_orcid, Fitzgerald, J. Ross, Schlievert, Patrick M., Orwin, P. M., Bohach, Gregory A., Schlievert, P. M., Leung, D. Y. M., Leung, Donald Y. M., Gutierrez, Juan A.   +11 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, Zaheer Qureshi, Harika Kalangi, Subhan Ata, Abhilasha Jyala, Esther Arguello Perez   +5 more
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Optic atrophy, necrotizing anterior scleritis and keratitis presenting in association with Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2008
Introduction We report a case of optic atrophy, necrotizing anterior scleritis and keratitis presenting in a patient with Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome.
Papageorgiou Konstantinos I, Ioannidis Alexander S, Andreou Petros S, Sinha Ajay J   +3 more
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