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Group B streptococcal necrotizing fasciitis and toxic shock-like syndrome: a case report and review
Scand J Infect Dis. 2003;35(11-12):878-81.

Group B streptococcal necrotizing fasciitis and toxic shock-like syndrome: a case report and review of the literature.

Crum NF, Wallace MR.

Department of Internal Medicine, Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, CA 92134-1005, USA. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

We report the fourth case of group B streptococcal (GBS) necrotizing fasciitis and toxic shock-like syndrome. Since the mechanism of GBS toxic shock may be similar to Group A Streptococcus, intravenous immunoglobulin should be considered as an adjunct to clindamycin-based antibiotic therapy.

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  • Review
  • Review of Reported Cases

PMID: 14723367 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]