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Original Source: Post-streptococcal reactive arthritis associated with group g streptococcal pharyngitis.
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Streptococcal streptococcus pneumoniae vaccine
Pneumococcal disease is a leading cause of serious illness in children and adults throughout the world. The disease is caused by a common bacterium, Streptococcus pneumoniae, or pneumococcus, a gram-p...
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IDSA's Newly Revised Guidelines For Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis - Strep Throat
Although people often say they have "strep" throat, most sore throats actually are caused by a virus, not streptococcus bacteria, and shouldn't be treated with antibiotics, suggest guidelines publishe...
Few changes to guidelines for strep pharyngitis
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In the Infectious Diseases Society of America's new revision of its 2002 guidelines for diagnosing and managing group A streptococcal (GAS) pharyngitis, only a few reco...
Group Updates Strep Throat Guidelines (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Using rapid antigen detection tests will help ensure that only confirmed cases of group A streptococcal pharyngitis -- strep throat -- will be treated with antibiotics, according to...
Sore Throats Mostly Viral, Not Strep
New guidelines from the Infectious Diseases Society of America recommend testing for streptococcal pharyngitis before prescribing antibiotics. Medscape Medical News
Detecting Streptococcal Infection In Newborns Using Improved Diagnostic Test
A more accurate, faster diagnostic test for Group B Streptococcal infection in babies has been reported in the Journal of Medical Microbiology. The new test could allow better treatment and management...
Getting Strep Pharyngitis Right
Stanford Shulman, lead author of the recently released guideline from IDSA on the management of strep pharyngitis, discusses key recommendations. Medscape Infectious Diseases
Tonsillectomy Helps Adults Too
Adults who undergo a tonsillectomy have fewer symptoms of pharyngitis, visit their doctors with throat problems less often, and miss work less, researchers from the University of Oulu and Oulu Univers...
Slide Show: A Primer on Scarlet Fever
Infection Control Today presents a look at the causes, treatment and prevention of Scarlet Fever, a Group A Streptococcal infection.
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Prevalence of Streptococcal Pharyngitis and Streptococcal Carriage in Children: A Meta-analysis.
Objectives: Prevalence estimates can help clinicians make informed decisions regarding diagnostic testing of children who present with symptoms of pharyngitis. We conducted a meta-analysis to determin...
Chronic Streptococcal and Non-Streptococcal Pharyngitis.
Pharyngitis is a common medical problem in the outpatient medical setting, resulting in more than seven million pediatric visits each year. Most types of pharyngitis are caused by infectious etiologie...
Post-streptococcal reactive arthritis associated with group g streptococcal pharyngitis.
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The major virulence factors determining the pathogenicity of streptococcal strains include M protein encoded by emm and emm-like (emmL) genes and superantigens. In this study, t...
