“I was dreaming when I wrote this, forgive me if it goes astray”• ID/Clin Micro @EmoryInfectDis • By way of 🇸🇩• MDRO Genomic/Clin Epi• tweets my own •he/him
Sep 17, 2019 • 11 tweets • 5 min read
1/ Yday on micro rounds we discussed Group A streptococcus (GAS). We briefly touched on the rationale behind using adjunctive clindamycin for severe forms of invasive GAS. So here is a short tweetorial on the topic. @CarlosdelRio7@Dr_AmyKacin@colleenkraftmd
2/ GAS is an aerobic GPC. GAS invasive disease (iGAS) is defined by isolation of GAS from a normally sterile body site. The most severe of these invasive disease entities are generally thought to be necrotizing fasciitis (NF) and streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS).
