Sepsis and Pleural Empyema Caused by Streptococcus pyogenes after Influenza A Virus Infection

• Main Authors: Fumihiro Ochi (Author), Hisamichi Tauchi (Author), Toshihiro Jogamoto (Author), Hiromitsu Miura (Author), Tomozo Moritani (Author), Kozo Nagai (Author), Eiichi Ishii (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Streptococcus pyogenes (also referred to as group A streptococci, GAS) causes severe invasive diseases such as bacteremia, necrotizing fasciitis, pneumonia, osteomyelitis, septic arthritis, and toxic shock syndrome in children. However, there are only a few reports on pleural empyema caused by GAS i...