Invasive group A streptococcal infection concurrent with 2009 H1N1 influenza

Cynthia Jean; Janice K Louie; Carol A Glaser; Kathleen Harriman; Jill K Hacker; Faisal Aranki; Elizabeth Bancroft; Susan Farley; Michele Ginsberg; Lisa B Hernandez; Catherine S Sallenave; Allen B Radner

doi:10.1086/652291

Invasive group A streptococcal infection concurrent with 2009 H1N1 influenza

Clin Infect Dis. 2010 May 15;50(10):e59-62. doi: 10.1086/652291.

Authors

Cynthia Jean¹, Janice K Louie, Carol A Glaser, Kathleen Harriman, Jill K Hacker, Faisal Aranki, Elizabeth Bancroft, Susan Farley, Michele Ginsberg, Lisa B Hernandez, Catherine S Sallenave, Allen B Radner

Affiliation

¹ California Department of Public Health, Richmond, CA, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 20377405
DOI: 10.1086/652291

Abstract

We describe 10 patients with 2009 H1N1 influenza and concurrent invasive group A streptococcal infection with marked associated morbidity and mortality. Seven patients required intensive care, 8 required mechanical ventilation, and 7 died. Five of the patients, including 4 of the fatalities, were previously healthy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Child
Child, Preschool
Comorbidity
Critical Care
Female
Humans
Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / isolation & purification*
Influenza, Human / complications*
Influenza, Human / mortality
Influenza, Human / therapy
Influenza, Human / virology*
Male
Middle Aged
Respiration, Artificial
Streptococcal Infections / complications*
Streptococcal Infections / microbiology*
Streptococcal Infections / mortality
Streptococcal Infections / therapy
Streptococcus pyogenes / isolation & purification*