Auranofin Has Advantages over First-Line Drugs in the Treatment of Severe <i>Streptococcus suis</i> Infections

• Main Authors: Hao Lu (Author), Wenjia Lu (Author), Yongwei Zhu (Author), Chenchen Wang (Author), Liming Shi (Author), Xiaodan Li (Author), Zhaoyuan Wu (Author), Gaoyan Wang (Author), Wenqi Dong (Author), Chen Tan (Author), Manli Liu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Streptococcal toxic shock-like syndrome (STSLS) likely occurs when an individual is infected with the <i>Streptococcus suis</i> (<i>S. suis</i>) epidemic strain and is characterized by a cytokine storm, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) and a high incidence of mortal...