Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome Caused by Group G Streptococcus, United Kingdom

We describe successful management of 3 patients with streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) attributable to group G Streptococcus infection. This small series supports recognition of group G Streptococcus in the etiology of STSS. We propose intravenous immunoglobulin be used in treatment as it is...

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Autores principales: Baxter, Melissa, Morgan, Marina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5176243/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27983491
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2301.161009
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spelling pubmed-51762432017-01-01 Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome Caused by Group G Streptococcus, United Kingdom Baxter, Melissa Morgan, Marina Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch We describe successful management of 3 patients with streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) attributable to group G Streptococcus infection. This small series supports recognition of group G Streptococcus in the etiology of STSS. We propose intravenous immunoglobulin be used in treatment as it is for STSS caused by group A Streptococcus. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-01 /pmc/articles/PMC5176243/ /pubmed/27983491 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2301.161009 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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title_fullStr Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome Caused by Group G Streptococcus, United Kingdom
title_full_unstemmed Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome Caused by Group G Streptococcus, United Kingdom
title_short Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome Caused by Group G Streptococcus, United Kingdom
title_sort streptococcal toxic shock syndrome caused by group g streptococcus, united kingdom
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5176243/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27983491
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2301.161009
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