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  • Title: Travel-related Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome caused by emm type 78 Streptococcus pyogenes.
    Author: Tappe D, Schulze MH, van der Linden M, Ziegler U, Müller A, Stich A.
    Journal: J Clin Microbiol; 2011 Aug; 49(8):3094-5. PubMed ID: 21632896.
    Abstract:
    Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome is a serious health problem in developed and developing countries. We here report a case of severe protracted disease after a minor skin infection in a young traveler returning from West Malaysia which was caused by an unusual emm-type strain harboring speG and smeZ superantigen genes.
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