Rapidly Fatal Hemorrhagic Pneumonia and Group A Streptococcus Serotype M1

Rapidly Fatal Hemorrhagic Pneumonia and Group A Streptococcus Serotype M1

We report 3 cases of fulminant hemorrhagic pneumonia in previously health patients. Sudden-onset hemoptysis and dyspnea developed; all 3 patients and died <12 h later of massive pulmonary bleeding, despite aggressive supportive care. Postmortem analysis showed that the illnesses were caused by gr...

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Main Authors: Maria Santagati, Teresa Spanu, Marina Scillato, Rosaria Santangelo, Fabio Cavallaro, Vincenzo Arena, Giacomo Castiglione, Marco Falcone, Mario Venditti, Stefania Stefani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Hemorrhagic pneumonia
group A Streptococcus
GAS
streptococci
bacteria
serotype M1
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/1/13-0233_article
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Summary:We report 3 cases of fulminant hemorrhagic pneumonia in previously health patients. Sudden-onset hemoptysis and dyspnea developed; all 3 patients and died <12 h later of massive pulmonary bleeding, despite aggressive supportive care. Postmortem analysis showed that the illnesses were caused by group A Streptococcus emm1/sequence type 28 strains.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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