Severe illness caused by viridans streptococci rarely occurs in immunocompetent hosts.
Between December 1990 and May 1991, thousands of patients in the YangZi River Delta …

A patient with streptococcal toxic shock-like syndrome (TSLS) caused by Streptococcus
agalactiae (group B Streptococcus) is described. The patient had all of the defining criteria …

A case of streptococcal toxic shock like syndrome occurring in a 44-year-old previously
healthy Japanese male is reported. He initially had a sore throat, low grade fever, diarrhea …

A survey was made on the situation of Group A Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS)
based on questionnaires. The survey was divided into two parts. The first survey was done …

Toxic shock-like syndrome (TSLS) is characterized by hypotension or shock, fever,
multiorgan system involvement, and a concurrent group A streptococcal infection. We …

Since the first report of streptococcal toxic shock-like syndrome (TSLS) in Japan, the
numbers of reported patients have been increasing. However, clinical manifestations remain …

Perhaps more noteworthy than the emergence of Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome
(StrepTSS) is its persistence for a period of more than 15 years in most geographical areas …

Objective To analyze the clinical and laboratory features of patients diagnosed with
streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (TSS) in North Yorkshire from 1986 to 1999. Methods …

We describe three patients with invasive group A streptococcal infection, admitted during the
3 months between November 1996 and February 1997. All patients were previously healthy …

Recent reports have called attention to the reemergence of invasive group A streptococcal
infection in previously healthy hosts. Epidemics have been reported from several countries …