Streptococcal toxic shock-like syndrome. Report of two cases from Italy

Infection

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 43-46

  Girelli, C M ^a,d   Marchetti, G ^b   Servadio, G ^c   Cuvello, P ^a   Limido, E ^a   Rocca, F ^a  

^a Medicina Ia   (Italy)

^b UO Malattie Infettive   (Italy)

^c BUSTO ARSIZIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; DUODENUM ULCER; FEMALE; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ITALY; LEUKOPENIA; LIMB; LIVER INJURY; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PATHOGENESIS; RESUSCITATION; SKIN INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STRESS ULCER; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME;

EID: 0030051060     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01780650     Document Type: Article

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