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Principles and Practice of Clinical Bacteriology Second Edition - Free

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10 β-HAEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCI<br />

Table 1.5 <strong>Clinical</strong> syndrome <strong>of</strong> STSS (from Working Group on<br />

Severe Streptococcal Infections 1993)<br />

Symptoms<br />

Renal impairment (raised creatinine)<br />

Coagulopathy or low platelets<br />

Liver dysfunction (raised transaminases)<br />

Respiratory failure/hypoxaemia<br />

Erythematous rash (which desquamates)<br />

S<strong>of</strong>t-tissue necrosis<br />

Identification <strong>of</strong> a GAS from a normally sterile site<br />

(definite case)<br />

or<br />

Identification <strong>of</strong> a GAS from a nonsterile site (probable case)<br />

<strong>and</strong><br />

Systolic blood pressure

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