Familial transmission of a serious disease--producing group A streptococcus clone: case reports and review

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ID Serval
serval:BIB_5C2A97BBE0C0
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Sous-type
Etude de cas (case report): rapporte une observation et la commente brièvement.
Collection
Publications
Titre
Familial transmission of a serious disease--producing group A streptococcus clone: case reports and review
Périodique
Clinical Infectious Diseases
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Gamba  M. A., Martinelli  M., Schaad  H. J., Streuli  R. A., DiPersio  J., Matter  L., Ris  H. B., Marchal  F., Kaplan  E. L., Stevens  D. L., Malinverni  R.
ISSN
1058-4838 (Print)
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
06/1997
Volume
24
Numéro
6
Pages
1118-21
Notes
Case Reports
Journal Article --- Old url value: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=9195067 --- Old month value: Jun
Résumé
Invasive group A streptococcus (GAS) infections are emerging diseases; however, person-to-person transmission of invasive GAS producing life-threatening infection has been observed rarely. We report a small intrafamilial cluster of life-threatening GAS infections. A previously healthy 47-year-old father developed necrotizing fasciitis of the neck. Two days later, his 16-year-old daughter developed streptococcal angina, pneumonia, and pleural empyema. Both patients had signs of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome. Pulsed field gel electrophoresis revealed that the M6 strains of GAS isolated from the father and daughter had identical patterns. Cases of person-to-person transmission of invasive GAS infection reported in the literature are also reviewed.
Mots-clé
Adolescent Family Female Humans Male Middle Aged Streptococcal Infections/*transmission *Streptococcus pyogenes
Pubmed
Web of science
Open Access
Oui
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29/01/2008 13:59
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20/08/2019 15:14
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