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CASE REPORT
Toxic shock syndrome related to Streptococcus equi subsp zooepidemicus
  1. Mohamed Saleh1,
  2. Véronique Vialette2
  1. 1Critical Care, Hospital Victor Jousselin, Dreux, France
  2. 2Department of Microbiology, Hospital Victor Jousselin, Dreux, France
  1. Correspondence to Dr Mohamed Saleh, bpco20032002{at}yahoo.fr

Summary

We describe a documented streptococcal toxic shock syndrome linked to horse-to-man transmission of Streptococcus equi subsp zooepidemicus. The patient was treated successfully with respiratory and haemodynamic support in conjunction with antibiotic treatment associated with polyvalent human immunoglobulin and high-volume venovenous haemofiltration.

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2013-200566

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