Morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients with invasive group A streptococcus infection: an observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Group A streptococci (GAS) are known to cause serious invasive infections, but little is known about outcomes when patients with these infections are admitted to intensive care. We wanted to describe critically ill patients with severe sepsis or septic shock due to invasive GAS (iGAS) and compare them with other patients with severe sepsis or septic shock.

Methods

Adult patients admitted to a general intensive care unit (ICU) in Sweden (2007-2019) were screened for severe sepsis or septic shock according to Sepsis 2 definition. Individuals with iGAS infection were identified. The outcome variables were mortality, days alive and free of vasopressors and invasive mechanical ventilation, maximum acute kidney injury score for creatinine, use of continuous renal replac

SUBMITTER: Bjorck V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7275847 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature