Severe monobacterial necrotizing soft tissue infection by group A Streptococcus:A surgical emergency  

作　　者：Sophocles Lanitis Khan MAA Sgourakis G Kontovounisios C Papaconstandinou T Karaliotas C 

机构地区：[1]Second Surgical Department and Unit of Surgical Oncology "Korgialenio-Benakio",Red Cross Athens General Hospital [2]Specialist Registrar,Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery,Castle Hill Hospital

出　　处：《Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine》2012年第3期250-252,共3页亚太热带生物医学杂志（英文版）

摘　　要：Eight percent of necrotizing soft tissue infections(NSTI) are attributable to group A Streptococci(GAS),and among these,50%develop streptococcal toxic shock syndrome.The reported mortality associated with NSTI reaches 32%.We present cases of two healthy individuals with minor GAS skin infection which developed to a rapidly progressed NSTI and sepsis despite of the antibiotic treatment,aiming to discuss the lessons learned from the course and management of these patients.Eight percent of necrotizing soft tissue infections(NSTI) are attributable to group A Streptococci(GAS),and among these,50%develop streptococcal toxic shock syndrome.The reported mortality associated with NSTI reaches 32%.We present cases of two healthy individuals with minor GAS skin infection which developed to a rapidly progressed NSTI and sepsis despite of the antibiotic treatment,aiming to discuss the lessons learned from the course and management of these patients.

关 键 词：NECROTIZING soft tissue infection Group A STREPTOCOCCI FULMINANT skin NECROSIS 

分 类 号：R686[医药卫生—骨科学]