Fulminant group B Streptococcal necrotizing fasciitis in a patient with undiagnosed malignancy: a case report

Group A Streptococcus is well established as the most common pathogen causing necrotizing fasciitis. In contrast, Group B Streptococcus (GBS, or Streptococcus agalactiae) is a rare cause of necrotizing fasciitis, particularly in adults. We present the case of a patient who developed a fulminant case...

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Autores principales: Collis, Sophia, Hoskinson, Scott
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7093746/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32226754
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2019.e00655
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description Group A Streptococcus is well established as the most common pathogen causing necrotizing fasciitis. In contrast, Group B Streptococcus (GBS, or Streptococcus agalactiae) is a rare cause of necrotizing fasciitis, particularly in adults. We present the case of a patient who developed a fulminant case of GBS necrotizing fasciitis on a backdrop of a previously undiagnosed malignancy, and review the relevant literature.
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spelling pubmed-70937462020-03-27 Fulminant group B Streptococcal necrotizing fasciitis in a patient with undiagnosed malignancy: a case report Collis, Sophia Hoskinson, Scott IDCases Article Group A Streptococcus is well established as the most common pathogen causing necrotizing fasciitis. In contrast, Group B Streptococcus (GBS, or Streptococcus agalactiae) is a rare cause of necrotizing fasciitis, particularly in adults. We present the case of a patient who developed a fulminant case of GBS necrotizing fasciitis on a backdrop of a previously undiagnosed malignancy, and review the relevant literature. Elsevier 2019-10-14 /pmc/articles/PMC7093746/ /pubmed/32226754 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2019.e00655 Text en © 2019 The Author(s) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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title_short Fulminant group B Streptococcal necrotizing fasciitis in a patient with undiagnosed malignancy: a case report
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7093746/
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