Group A Streptococcus Toxic Shock Syndrome: An outbreak report and review of the literature

Journal of Infection and Public Health

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 388-393

  Al ajmi, Jameela Alkhowaiter ^a   Hill, Peter ^a   O' Boyle, Carol ^b   Garcia, Ma Leni Basco ^a   Malkawi, Manal ^a   George, Ancy ^a   Saleh, Fatma ^a   Lukose, Bency ^a   Ali, Badriya Al ^a   Elsheikh, Mamoun ^a  

^a HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION   (Qatar)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

GAS; Outbreak; Transmission

Indexed keywords

CEFUROXIME; HEMOGLOBIN; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DYSPNEA; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; GROUP A STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION; GROUP A STREPTOCOCCAL TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INFECTION CONTROL; LAPAROTOMY; LOWER ABDOMINAL PAIN; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; TEMPERATURE; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME; UTERINE TUBE LIGATION; VAGINA BLEEDING;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLINDAMYCIN; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SALPINGECTOMY; SHOCK, SEPTIC; STERILIZATION, TUBAL; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 84871720833     PISSN: 18760341     EISSN: 1876035X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2012.07.006     Document Type: Article

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