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Acute abdomen due to group A streptococcus bacteremia caused by an isolate with a mutation in the csrS gene.
Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy - 1 Nov 2015
Kaneko Masahiko, Maruta Masaki, Shikata Hisaharu, Hanayama Masakazu, Ikebe Tadayoshi
Abstract excerpt
Streptococcus pyogenes (group A streptococcus) is an aerobic gram-positive coccus that causes infections ranging from non-invasive pharyngitis to severely invasive necrotizing fasciitis. Mutations in csrS/csrR and rgg, negative regulator genes of group A streptococcus, are crucial factors in the pathogenesis of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, which is a severe, invasive infection characterized by sudden onset...
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