Necrotizing soft tissue infections (NSTIs) are caused by a single pathogen such as Streptococcus pyogenes or by multiple bacterial species. Here, the authors integrate microbial community profiling with host and pathogen transcriptional analysis in patient biopsies, and identify an interferon-related signature specific to S. pyogenes NSTIs.
- Robert Thänert
- Andreas Itzek
- Dietmar H. Pieper
