Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome: Life Saving Role of Peritoneal Lavage and Drainage

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 emergency laparotomy followed by extensive pe...

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Autores principales: Yokoyama, Minako, Oyama, Fumie, Ito, Asami, Yokota, Megumi, Matsukura, Daisuke, Tsutsumi, Shinji, Kasai, Tomonori, Nitobe, Yohshiro, Morikawa, Akiko, Ozaki, Takashi, Yokoyama, Yoshihito
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Libertas Academica 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4991574/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27579001
http://dx.doi.org/10.4137/CCRep.S40217

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4991574/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27579001
http://dx.doi.org/10.4137/CCRep.S40217

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