Overwhelming Streptococcus pyogenes sepsis in an elderly patient with septic arthritis
Introduction: The signs of Streptococcus pyogenes, group A streptococci (GAS) bacteremia are non-specific and patients can have wide presentations ranging from flu-like symptoms to life-threatening toxic-shock syndrome in just a few hours. Case presentation: We report a case of fulminant S. pyogenes...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-05-01
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| Series: | Journal of Infection and Public Health |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034117302149 |