title: Cases of death due to serious group A streptococcal toxic shock syndrome in pregnant females in Japan.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Showa University School of Medicine, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo, 142-8666, Japan, hasejun@oak.dti.ne.jp.
authors.forename: Junichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
authors.forename: Akihiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sekizawa
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yoshimatsu
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Murakoshi
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Osato
authors.forename: Tomoaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: Isamu
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ishiwata
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification