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Review
. 1992;18(3):175-6.
doi: 10.1007/BF01709243.

Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome in children

D Floret  1 , D Stamm, P Cochat, P Delmas, W Kohler
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Review

Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome in children

D Floret et al. Intensive Care Med. 1992.

Abstract

Two children with toxic shock-like syndrome due to streptococcal infection are reported. In both cases (one fatal) the site of infection was in the soft tissues. Both strains of group A hemolytic streptococci isolated from blood culture produced large amounts of erythrogenic toxin B (ET B) small amounts of ET C but no ET A. This report confirms the implication of Streptococcus pyogenes in toxic shock like syndromes. When ET A seems to be responsible for most cases observed in the USA, our cases and others observed in Europe could be related to strains producing large amounts of ET B.

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