新出现的感染:由B组链球菌 (GBS),Streptococcus agalactiae引起的链球菌毒性休克状综合征
Fareed Rajack1, Shawn Medford2, Ali Ramadan1
1Howard University Hospital, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Washington, D.C., United States of America.
Autopsy & case reports
|July 18, 2024
概括
乙组链球菌 (GBS) 可以在非怀孕的成年人中引起严重感染,特别是那些患有糖尿病的人. 这一案例突出了GBS诱导的毒性休克综合征和死性筋膜炎,需要积极的治疗.
科学领域:
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 细菌学 细菌学是一门学科.
- 关键护理医学 关键护理医学
背景情况:
- 在非怀孕的成年人中,越来越多地发现B组链球菌 (GBS) 感染,这对老年人和患有糖尿病和癌症等并发症的人构成风险.
- 虽然通常与新生儿和母亲感染有关,但在一般成年人群中,GBS的发病率正在上升.
- 诸如晚年,糖尿病和癌症等潜在疾病会增加成年人患严重GBS感染的风险.
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