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New strep infection study findings reported from Westmead Hospital

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"She developed streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, complicated by acute atraumatic dislocation of the right wrist secondary to poststreptococcal reactive arthritis - to our knowledge, the first report of spontaneous wrist dislocation as a complication in this condition," wrote C.M. Italiano and colleagues, Westmead Hospital.

The researchers concluded: "Vaccination was accompanied by prolonged viraemia with the varicella vaccine strain - also, we believe, the first report of this in an immunocompetent patient. (MJA 2009; 190:451-453)."

Italiano and colleagues published their study in Medical Journal of Australia (Prolonged varicella viraemia and streptococcal toxic shock syndrome following varicella vaccination of a health care worker. Medical Journal of Australia, 2009;190(8):451-453).

For additional information, contact C.M. Italiano, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

The publisher's contact information for the Medical Journal of Australia is: Australasian Med Publ Co. Ltd., Level 2, 26-32 Pyrmont Bridge Rd., Pyrmont, NSW 2009, Australia.

Keywords: Australia, Sydney, Biotechnology, Chickenpox, Dislocations, Immunization, Reactive Arthritis, Rheumatology, Strep Infection, Streptococcal, Streptococcus, Toxic Shock Syndrome, Vaccination, Vaccines, Westmead Hospital.

This article was prepared by Vaccine Weekly editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2009, Vaccine Weekly via NewsRx.com.