Report of 2 Fatal Cases of Adult Necrotizing Fasciitis and Toxic Shock Syndrome Caused byStreptococcus agalactiae
Open Access
- 1 October 2000
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 31 (4), e15-e17
- https://doi.org/10.1086/318148
Abstract
We describe 2 cases of fatal necrotizing fasciitis and toxic shock syndrome caused by Streptococcus agalactiae—a rare entity that has been reported in only 9 patients—in 2 nonpregnant adults.Keywords
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