Journal article
First reported case of Streptococcus pyogenes infection with toxic shock-like syndrome in Italy
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases, Vol.11(9), pp.836-838
09/1992
DOI: 10.1007/BF01960886
PMID: 1468424
Abstract
A 43-year-old male who sustained a superficial hand injury developed streptococcal toxic shock-like syndrome and died within 48 hours. The clinical course of the illness in this previously well patient was rapid and fulminant. The organism responsible was a group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus which was identified as opacity factor negative, M serotype 1, T type 1. The organism produced streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxins B and C, but no detectable exotoxin A although it carried speA, the gene for exotoxin A. This is the first case reported in Italy, and further emphasizes the virulence of these organisms and the rapidity with which the illness can progress.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- First reported case of Streptococcus pyogenes infection with toxic shock-like syndrome in Italy
- Creators
- G B Cherchi - Laboratorio di Patologia Clinica, Ozieri, ItalyE L KaplanP M SchlievertA BittiG Orefici
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases, Vol.11(9), pp.836-838
- Publisher
- Germany
- DOI
- 10.1007/BF01960886
- PMID
- 1468424
- ISSN
- 0934-9723
- eISSN
- 1435-4373
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/1992
- Academic Unit
- Microbiology and Immunology; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984001125602771
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