Antunes, RDiogo, MCarvalho, APimentel, TOliveira, J2012-08-102012-08-102011Acta Med Port. 2011;24 Suppl 3:617-20.http://hdl.handle.net/10400.23/316Recently there has been an exponential increase in invasive infections caused by Streptococcus ß hemolyticcus group A. In about one third of cases they are complicated by toxic shock syndrome, characterized by septic shock and multiorgan failure. The authors, by their rarity, report a case of bacteraemia caused by Streptococcus pyogenes complicated by toxic shock syndrome.porInfecções por StreptococcusStreptococcus pyogenesChoque Sépticojournal article