Household Transmission of Group A Streptococcus Necrotizing Fasciitis.
case_report · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 35930803.
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Abstract
A healthy 40-year-old woman was diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis 2 days after her husband's death from the same infectious process. Prompt identification and immediate surgical intervention prevented a similar result in this patient. Additional investigation into both patients' medical records found the inciting organism to be group A streptococcus. Although the exact mechanism of inoculation is unknown, the spread of this infection within a household prompts the question of whether antibiotic prophylaxis should be given among close contacts in future cases of necrotizing fasciitis.
Medical subject headings
- Fasciitis, Necrotizing
- Streptococcal Infections