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KMID : 0829320140170030091
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Korean Journal of Clinical Microbiology
2014 Volume.17 No. 3 p.91 ~ p.94
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Group B Streptococcal Toxic Shock-like Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
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Son Bo-Ra
Shin Kyeong-Seob
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Abstract
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Toxic shock syndrome is an acute and febrile illness that rapidly progress to shock and multi-organ failure, and it is caused by toxin-producing strains of Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus species. Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) is usually caused by group A streptococci, but non-group A STSS is rare. In this study, we describe a case of STSS caused by Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococci) in a patient with alcoholic liver cirrhosis. At arrival in our hospital, the patient had a decreased mental status with hemorrhagic bullae on four extremities, and he progressed to a fatal outcome within 4 days in spite of antibiotic treatment.
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KEYWORD
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Liver cirrhosis, Streptococcus agalactiae, Toxic shock syndrome
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