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Group G streptococcus leading to necrotizing soft tissue infection after left lower extremity radiofrequency venous ablation

A 73-year-old morbidly obese woman developed a severe group G Streptococcus (GGS) necrotizing soft tissue infection (NSTI), superimposed by toxic shock-like syndrome after undergoing radiofrequency venous ablation of her left lower extremity. NSTI secondary to GGS are relatively uncommon, with only...

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Autores principales: Gupta, Saurabh, Mansuri, Nazish, Kowdley, Gopal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6529744/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31193488
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvscit.2018.11.002

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