Abstract
We report 3 cases of fulminant hemorrhagic pneumonia
in previously health patients. Sudden-onset hemoptysis
and dyspnea developed; all 3 patients and died <12 h later
of massive pulmonary bleeding, despite aggressive supportive
care. Postmortem analysis showed that the illnesses
were caused by group A Streptococcus emm1/sequence type 28 strains
Lingua originale | English |
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pagine (da-a) | 98-101 |
Numero di pagine | 4 |
Rivista | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
Volume | 20 |
DOI | |
Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2014 |
Keywords
- Group A Streptococcus Serotype M1