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Successful treatment of out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest due to streptococcal toxic shock syndrome – effectiveness of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and the rapid antigen group A streptococcus test: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2018
Background Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome caused by Streptococcus pyogenes, a group A streptococcus, infection is a rare condition that rapidly progresses to multiple organ failure, shock, and death.
Yukio Mizuguchi, Norimasa Taniguchi, Akihiko Takahashi   +2 more
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Streptococcal necrotising fasciitis from diverse strains of Streptococcus pyogenes in tropical northern Australia: case series and comparison with the literature [PDF]

, 2004
Since the mid-1980's there has been a worldwide resurgence of severe disease from group A streptococcus (GAS), with clonal clusters implicated in Europe and the United States. However GAS associated sepsis and rheumatic fever have always remained at high
Marilyn Hassell, Peter Fagan, Phillip Carson, Bart J Currie, A Guiliano, FL Meleney, DL Stevens, J Chelsom, R Kaul, C Haywood, PP Cleary, JR Carapetis, JR Carapetis, The Working Group on Severe Streptococcal Infections, B Beall, M Gracey, J Cunningham, B Sellers, T Simonart, DB Wall, L Sudarsky, J Majeski, Writing Group for Therapeutic Guidelines, D Gilbert, EM Adams, H Eagle, DL Stevens, DL Stevens, DL Stevens, J Zimbelman, ZD Mulla, CD O'Brien, LA Clark, WA Zamboni, JA Riseman, A Shupak, A Norrby-Teglund, R Watanabe-Ohnishi, SE Holm, A Norrby-Teglund, A Norrby-Teglund, J Darenberg, W Barry, JM Yong, DL Stevens, DR Martin, H Seppala, JM Musser, P Descheemaeker, BJ Vlaminckx, S Chatellier, MS Chaussee, AE Moses   +52 more
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Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome: Life Saving Role of Peritoneal Lavage and Drainage

Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports, 2016
Purpose We encountered a case where an infection with group A streptococcus (GAS; ie, Streptococcus pyogenes ) initially caused primary peritonitis and then subsequently caused streptococcal toxic shock syndrome. The patient's life was likely saved by an
Minako Yokoyama, Fumie Oyama, Asami Ito, Megumi Yokota, Daisuke Matsukura, Shinji Tsutsumi, Tomonori Kasai, Yohshiro Nitobe, Akiko Morikawa, Takashi Ozaki, Yoshihito Yokoyama   +10 more
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NADase as a target molecule of in vivo suppression of the toxicity in the invasive M-1 group A Streptococcal isolates [PDF]

, 2010
Background NAD-glycohydrolase (NADase) secreted by M-1 group A streptococcal (GAS) isolates are suspected as one of the virulence factors to cause severe invasive disease including streptococcal toxic shock-like syndrome (STSS).
Ichiro Tatsuno, Masanori Isaka, Masaaki Minami, Tadao Hasegawa   +3 more
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Canine Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome associated with Necrotizing Fasciitis: An Overview [PDF]

Veterinary World, 2012
Canine Toxic Shock Syndrome (CSTSS) is a serious often fatal disease syndrome seen in dogs caused as a result of an infection caused by gram positive cocci of the family Streptococci.
Barkha Sharma, Mukesh Kumar Srivastava, Ashish Srivastava, Rashmi Singh   +3 more
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Pediatric Toxic Shock Syndrome

Journal of Education and Teaching in Emergency Medicine, 2017
Audience: This scenario was developed to educate emergency medicine residents on the diagnosis and management of a pediatric patient with toxic shock syndrome. The case is also appropriate for teaching of medical students and advanced practice providers,
Jennifer Yee, Andrew King
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Evolutionary pathway to increased virulence and epidemic group A Streptococcus disease derived from 3,615 genome sequences. [PDF]

, 2014
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Beres, Stephen B, Caugant, Dominique A, Darenberg, Jessica, Dean, Melissa A, Gottfredsson, Magnus, Henriques-Normark, Birgitta, Hoffmann, Steen, Kristinsson, Karl G, Long, S Wesley, Low, Donald E, McGeer, Allison, Musser, James M, Nasser, Waleed, Olsen, Randall J, Raisanen, Kati, Rice, Kelsey A, Steinbakk, Martin, Van Beneden, Chris A, Vuopio, Jaana   +18 more
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An unusual case of Lemierre syndrome – One pathogen or two?

IDCases, 2021
Lemierre syndrome, or septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein, is a rare disease that affects healthy young adults following an episode of pharyngitis or other upper respiratory disease.
Michael O’Shaughnessy, Dariel Irizarry, Diana Finkel   +2 more
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Therapeutic drug monitoring of antimicrobials in a paediatric setting: A retrospective single‐centre study

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims Paediatric pharmacokinetics differ significantly from adults due to age‐related physiological changes, necessitating precise dose adjustments. However, data on therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) implementation in paediatric setting remain limited.
Gianluca Gazzaniga, Stefano Agliardi, Riccardo Giossi, Alice Schianchi, Alessandra Romandini, Thomas Virdis, Silvia Nerini Molteni, Maria Luisa De Angelis, Stefania Paccagnini, Cecilia Gechtman, Alice Proto, Marco Fossati, Silvia Oliveri, Giulia Angela Pattarino, Elena Altieri, Agnese Graziosi, Arianna Pani, Romano Danesi, Stefano Martinelli, Costantino De Giacomo, Francesco Scaglione   +20 more
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A Model Infectious Disease Curriculum for Fourth Grade Students: Integrating Prevention and Education Concepts in the Classroom [PDF]

, 2006
Despite the significant need for prevention education and updated disease curricula in elementary schools, there is a deficit of model units, lesson plans, and activities at the fourth grade level.
Downie, Diane Loreli
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