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- Title
Invasive Streptococcal Infection Diagnosed with Group A Beta Hemolytic Streptococcus Positivity in Throat Culture.
- Authors
Eren, Elif Ece; Dalgıç, Nazan; Sarı, Ferhat; Girgiç, Uğur
- Abstract
Group A streptococcus (GAS) infections are often associated with pharyngitis, skin and soft tissue infection, but may have a variety of presentations that can lead to bacteremia, necrotizing fasciitis, and Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS). Invasive GAS infections are seen most commonly in infancy and if they are not managed well, mortality is high. Therefore, they should be immediately diagnosed and treated successfully. In this study, it was aimed to report a patient admitted to our hospital complaining of high fever and rash, followed with an initial diagnosis of pneumonia and sepsis, and later diagnosed as invasive streptococcal infection. By presenting this case, we aimed to emphasize the wide range of GAS infections and their treatment properly
- Subjects
PNEUMONIA diagnosis; STREPTOCOCCAL disease diagnosis; BODY fluid analysis; SKIN diseases; CLINICAL pathology; CEFTRIAXONE; MEROPENEM; COMMUNICABLE diseases; FEVER; BODY temperature; ERYTHEMA; DIARRHEA; CHEST X rays; ULTRASONIC imaging; PLEURAL effusions; MACROPHAGE activation syndrome; LEUCOCYTES; CLINDAMYCIN; EXANTHEMA; RESPIRATORY measurements; VANCOMYCIN; GASTRITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS; SEPSIS; VOMITING; PENICILLIN; INTRAMUSCULAR injections; CHEST tubes; INFORMED consent (Medical law); HEART beat; GLOSSITIS; MICROBIOLOGICAL techniques; BLOOD diseases; ABDOMINAL pain; THORACOSCOPY; RESPIRATORY distress syndrome; ATELECTASIS; PHARYNGITIS; MICROBIAL sensitivity tests; TONSILS; SYMPTOMS
- Publication
Journal of Pediatric Infection / Çocuk Enfeksiyon Dergisi, 2021, Vol 15, Issue 3, pe183
- ISSN
1307-1068
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5578/ced.20219722