Salas, Ariel A2026-03-242026-03-2420101535-1815PMID:2014550910.1097/PEC.0b013e3181d0a04ehttps://doi.org/10.1097/PEC.0b013e3181d0a04ehttps://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/101347Vol. 26, No. 2, pp. 149-51Group A streptococcus (GAS) is a major bacterial pathogen affecting children globally. Approximately 15% of school-age children experience a symptomatic episode of GAS culture-positive pharyngitis each year. Although the incidence of invasive GAS disease under these circumstances is low (0.5%-2%), an increasing number of invasive GAS cases have been reported over the last 2 decades. This report describes a 7-year-old boy who, after being treated for GAS pharyngitis, developed a fatal streptococcal toxic shock syndrome.engA 7-year-old boy with acute onset of breathing difficulty.ArtÃculo CientÃfico Publicado