title: Group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus and Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Elmhurst Hospital Center, Elmhurst, NY 11373.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gertner
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Barnett
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D013290:Streptococcal Infections; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014884:Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome / Q000382:microbiology*