Necrotizing soft-tissue infections caused by invasive group A <i>Streptococcus</i>
Invasive group A Streptococcus disease is defined by the invasion of Streptococcus pyogenes into deep sterile tissues, including muscle or blood.[1][1] Approximately 35%–40% of NSTIs are caused by iGAS.[3][2] Necrotizing soft-tissue infection results in the destruction of 1 or more layers of soft
Authors
- John Leis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5930-8139)
- Subrata Deb
- Stephanie Mason
Institutions
- Sunnybrook Health Science Centre (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Health Sciences Centre (CA)
- Sunnybrook Research Institute
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canadian Medical Association Journal
- Published
- 2024-11-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.240267
- Primary Topic
- Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00