title: Synergistic bacterial gangrene caused by a group A beta-haemolytic streptococcus and a Staphylococcus aureus.
abstract: A patient who developed a synergistic bacterial gangrene caused by a group A beta-haemolytic streptococcus and a Staphylococcus aureus is described.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005734:Gangrene / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D004917:Erythromycin