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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2004, p. 2866-2869, Vol. 42, No. 6
0095-1137/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.6.2866-2869.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Fatal Case of Toxic Shock-Like Syndrome Due to Group C Streptococcus Associated with Superantigen Exotoxin

Tony M. Korman,1* Anthony Boers,1 Travis M. Gooding,2 Nigel Curtis,2,3,4 and Kumar Visvanathan1,2,3,5

Department of Infectious Diseases, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton,1 Murdoch Childrens Research Institute,2 Department of General Medicine, Royal Children's Hospital,4 Departments of Paediatrics,3 Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia5

Received 9 November 2003/ Returned for modification 16 January 2004/ Accepted 16 March 2004

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.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Infectious Diseases, Monash Medical Centre 246 Clayton Rd., Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia. Phone: 61 3 9594 4563. Fax: 61 3 9594 4533. E-mail: tony.korman{at}med.monash.edu.au.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2004, p. 2866-2869, Vol. 42, No. 6
0095-1137/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.6.2866-2869.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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