title: Fatal infection after a bee sting.
abstract: Life-threatening or even fatal bee infections can rarely develop after bee stings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA. atruski@pds.path.jhu.edu
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Truskinovsky
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Dick
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Hutchins
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001516:Bees; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007299:Insect Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes