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Review
. 2008 Oct;9(5):529-31.
doi: 10.1089/sur.2007.069.

Severe group a streptococcus infection after thyroidectomy: report of three cases and review

Frederic Faibis  1 , David Sapir, David Luis, Patrice Laigneau, Agnes Lepoutre, Florence Pospisil, France Borgey, Marie-Claude Demachy, Françoise Botterel
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Severe group a streptococcus infection after thyroidectomy: report of three cases and review

Frederic Faibis et al. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2008 Oct.

Abstract

Background: Group A Streptococcus (GAS) is an uncommon cause of infection after clean surgery in non-pregnant adults.

Methods: Report of three cases and review of the literature. results: For the first time in France, severe GAS infections were observed in three patients who underwent thyroidectomy at three hospitals. Two of them developed streptococcal toxic shock syndrome.

Conclusion: Better knowledge of physiopathologic mechanisms would help in the detection and prevention of severe GAS infections.

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