Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 133-136

  Stevens, D L ^a  

^a Boise VA Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL TOXIN; BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CLINDAMYCIN; CYTOKINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; M PROTEIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PENICILLIN G; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME TOXIN 1; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCARLET FEVER; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; TISSUE NECROSIS; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP A';

EID: 0036489742     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0691.2002.00387.x     Document Type: Editorial

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