ACUTE GROUP-G STREPTOCOCCAL MYOSITIS ASSOCIATED WITH STREPTOCOCCAL TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME - CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW

Authors
WAGNER JG SCHLIEVERT PM ASSIMACOPOULOS AP STOEHR JA CARSON PJ KOMADINA K
Citation
Jg. Wagner et al., ACUTE GROUP-G STREPTOCOCCAL MYOSITIS ASSOCIATED WITH STREPTOCOCCAL TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME - CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW, Clinical infectious diseases, 23(5), 1996, pp. 1159-1161
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology,Immunology,"Infectious Diseases
Journal title
Clinical infectious diseases → ACNP
ISSN journal
10584838
Volume
23
Issue
5
Year of publication
1996
Pages
1159 - 1161
Database
ISI
SICI code
1058-4838(1996)23:5<1159:AGSMAW>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
The group G streptococcus (GGS) is a rare cause of deep soft-tissue in fection. We report what we believe is the first case of acute diffuse GGS myositis in association with toxic shock, Although the causative o rganism did not contain the genes for group A streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxins (SPEs) or make SPEs, the organism produced at least one new toxin that shared the biologic properties of the SPEs.