Ovarian vein thrombosis (OVT) following invasive group A Streptococcus (iGAS) puerperal sepsis associated with expression of streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin genes speC, speG and speJ

Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2015 Jan:184:127-30. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2014.11.019. Epub 2014 Nov 24.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics*
  • Exotoxins / genetics*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Ovary / blood supply*
  • Puerperal Infection / microbiology*
  • Sepsis / complications*
  • Streptococcus pyogenes / genetics
  • Streptococcus pyogenes / isolation & purification*
  • Superantigens / genetics*
  • Thrombosis / microbiology*

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Exotoxins
  • SpeJ protein, Streptococcus pyogenes
  • Superantigens
  • erythrogenic toxin