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Rapidly Fatal Hemorrhagic Pneumonia and Group A Streptococcus Serotype M1
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Jan 2014
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Source:Emerg Infect Dis. 20(1):98-101.
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description: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.
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