Fatal case of toxic shock-like syndrome due to group C streptococcus associated with superantigen exotoxin.
Group C streptococci have been reported to cause invasive disease similar to that classically associated with group A streptococcus (GAS). We describe a fatal case of toxic shock-like syndrome due to Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus. The causative organism did not possess any known GAS superantigen exotoxin genes but did show evidence of superantigen production.
Korman
Tony M
TM
Department of Infectious Diseases, Monash Medical Centre 246 Clayton Rd., Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia. tony.korman@med.monash.edu.au
Boers
Anthony
A
Gooding
Travis M
TM
Curtis
Nigel
N
Visvanathan
Kumar
K
D005098:Exotoxins / Q000633:toxicity*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000209:etiology*; D018502:Streptococcus equi / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D018089:Superantigens / Q000633:toxicity*
D005098:Exotoxins; D018089:Superantigens