2011•Journal of Clinical MicrobiologyOpen access

Travel-Related Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome Caused by emm Type 78 Streptococcus pyogenes

Dennis Tappe, Marco H. Schulze, Mark van der Linden, Uwe Ziegler, Andreas Müller, August Stich

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Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome is a serious health problem in developed and developing countries. We here report a case of severe protracted disease after a minor skin infection in a young traveler returning from West Malaysia which was caused by an unusual emm-type strain harboring speG and smeZ superantigen genes.

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Key concepts: Superantigen, Streptococcus pyogenes, Toxic shock syndrome, Microbiology, Streptococcus, Streptococcaceae, Shock (circulatory), STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS