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Descending necrotizing mediastinitis caused by group A streptococcus (serotype M1T1)
1Department of Microbiology, Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, London, UK.
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
|December 1, 2001
Abstract:
We present a fatal case of descending necrotizing mediastinitis secondary to group A Streptococcus (serotype M1T1). Group A Streptococcus is a well-described cause of necrotizing fasciitis, but there have only been 4 previous cases documenting its involvement in descending necrotizing mediastinitis. This is the first case report to describe involvement of the M1 serotype in this condition.