What is the prognosis for streptococcal infections?
GAS is responsible for more than 2,000 deaths a year. About 20% of people infected with flesh-eating bacteria die. So do three of every five who develop toxic shock syndrome. Early-onset GBS kills 15% of the infants it affects. Late-onset disease claims the lives of 10% of babies who develop it. GBS infections are fatal in about 20% of the men and non-pregnant women who develop them. About 10–15% of non-GAS strep infections are fatal. Antibiotic therapy, begun when symptoms first appear, may increase a patient’s chance of survival. Source: The Gale Group. Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
