SEVERE, INVASIVE GROUP-A STREPTOCOCCAL DISEASE AND TOXIC SHOCK

Authors
AHMED S AYOUB EM
Citation
S. Ahmed et Em. Ayoub, SEVERE, INVASIVE GROUP-A STREPTOCOCCAL DISEASE AND TOXIC SHOCK, Pediatric annals, 27(5), 1998, pp. 287
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
Pediatric annals → ACNP
ISSN journal
00904481
Volume
27
Issue
5
Year of publication
1998
Database
ISI
SICI code
0090-4481(1998)27:5<287:SIGSDA>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Severe invasive group A streptococcal infections have been reported as presenting as necrotizing fasciitis, myositis, or bacteremia associat ed with toxic shock. This article presents current information detaili ng the clinical aspects of necrotizing fasciitis and streptococcal tox ic shock syndrome.