Morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients with invasive group A streptococcus infection: an observational study

Morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients with invasive group A streptococcus infection: an observational study

Abstract Background Group A streptococci (GAS) are known to cause serious invasive infections, but little is known about outcomes when patients with these infections are admitted to intensive care. We wanted to describe critically ill patients with severe sepsis or septic shock due to invasive GAS (...

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Main Authors: Viveka Björck, Lisa I. Påhlman, Mikael Bodelsson, Ann-Cathrine Petersson, Thomas Kander
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:Critical Care
Subjects:
emm1/T1-type
Group A streptococcus
Intensive care unit
Sepsis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-020-03008-z

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