Group a streptococcal tracheitis associated with toxic shock syndrome

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 933-935

  Burns, Jennifer A ^a   Brown, Jeff ^a,b   Ogle, John W ^a,b  

^a University of Colorado Denver and Children s Hospital Colorado   (United States)

^b DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial tracheitis; Group A Streptococcus; Toxic shock syndrome

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CLINDAMYCIN; DOPAMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PENICILLIN G;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COUGHING; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; FEVER; FLUID THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SCHOOL CHILD; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STRIDOR; STUPOR; TACHYCARDIA; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME; TRACHEA OBSTRUCTION; TRACHEITIS;

CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; SHOCK, SEPTIC; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TRACHEITIS;

EID: 0031793317     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199810000-00024     Document Type: Article

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