Most if not all cases of Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) that have been well-documented to date were associated with the non-SS2 group A streptococcus (GAS). However, a recent large ...

A potentially deadly bacterial infection called streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, or STSS, is spreading in Japan, prompting ...

Japan is currently grappling with a new health crisis as a deadly bacterial infection spreads across the nation. Following the relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions, reports indicate that a rare and ...

The number of patients with fulminant streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) has exceeded 1,000 since January, which can cause necrosis and has a high fatality rate. This exceeds last year ...

Cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, or STSS, have hit a record high in Japan. The bacterial infection develops rapidly and can be fatal. STSS is caused mainly by the "group A ...

The number of patients diagnosed with streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) had decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic, but confirmed cases surged to 941 last year, topping the previous record ...

However, this is to our knowledge the first detailed report in an international journal of STSS caused by S. suis 2 in a large-scale outbreak. We describe an S. suis 2-caused STSS in a substantial ...