WASHINGTON (AP) — Maryland health officials have closed a cosmetic surgery center after three patients who had liposuction developed severe infections, including one who subsequently died.

The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene on Wednesday ordered the closure of Monarch Med Spa in Timonium after the procedures, which took place from mid-August to mid-September. The three patients contracted severe invasive Group A Streptococcus, or GAS, infections. Though those infections are generally considered mild, they can be fatal in cases in which the bacteria, often found in the throat or on the skin, infects the lungs or blood.