Severe emm89 Group A Streptococcal Disease Characterized by Toxic Shock and Endocarditis.
- Resource Type
- Report
- Authors
- Alramadhan M; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston, Houston, USA.; Heresi GP; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston, Houston, USA.; Flores AR; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston, Houston, USA.; Center for Antimicrobial Resistance and Microbial Genomics, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston, Houston, USA.
- Source
- Publisher: Hindawi Pub. Corp Country of Publication: Egypt NLM ID: 101573243 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 2090-6625 (Print) NLM ISO Abbreviation: Case Rep Infect Dis Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE
- Subject
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2090-6625
Invasive group A Streptococcus infections are associated with diverse presentations. We report a severe, rare case of GAS infection with dissemination including endocarditis and STSS. While whole genome sequencing of blood and pharyngeal isolates did not reveal any unique features attributable to the severe presentation, our approach serves as a template for investigation of severe manifestations of common infections.