Among 25 patients, 16 manifested clinically as streptococcal toxic shock syndromes (STSS) and 9 streptococcal meningocephalitis syndrome, The mortality was 81.25% and 11.11% respectively.
According to the Encyclopedia of Infectious Diseases, Rheumatic Fever only afflicts about three percent of streptococcal infections, but it is more common in young children between the ages of 5 to 14.