A Case of Group G Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome
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Characterization of group C and G streptococcal strains that cause streptococcal toxic shock syndrome.
Twelve strains (the largest number ever reported) of group C and G(1) streptococci (GCS and GGS, respectively) that caused streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) were collected and characterized. Eleven strains were identified as Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis, and one strain was identified as Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus. We found that it was the first reported cas...
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عنوان ژورنال: Infection and Chemotherapy
سال: 2010
ISSN: 2093-2340
DOI: 10.3947/ic.2010.42.3.187