Streptococcus pyogenes bacteremia and toxic shock syndrome related to Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection: a case report

Streptococcus pyogenes bacteremia and toxic shock syndrome related to Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection: a case report

Abstract Background We describe a patient with Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection associated with Streptococcus pyogenes and with streptococcal toxic shock syndrome. To the best of our knowledge this association has not been previously described. Case presentation A 78 year-old Israeli man, wh...

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Main Authors: Regev Cohen, Talya Finn, Frida Babushkin, Maurice Shapiro, Martina Uda, Tamar Grossman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Strongyloides stercoralis
Streptococcus pyogenes
Group A streptococcus (GAS)
Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS)
Hyperinfection
Eosinophilia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-018-1885-7

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