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Methylome-dependent transformation of emm1 group A streptococci [PDF]

mBio, 2023
Genetic intractability presents a fundamental barrier to the manipulation of bacteria, hindering advancements in microbiological research. Group A Streptococcus (GAS), a lethal human pathogen currently associated with an unprecedented surge of infections
Joana Alves, Joshua D. Rand, Alix B. E. Johnston, Connor Bowen, Nicola N. Lynskey   +4 more
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Periorbital infections caused by Group A streptococci: a case series [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background A surge in Group A streptococcus (GAS) infections has been described in the post-COVID-19 pandemic period. We reviewed cases with periorbital GAS infections at our institution during a 14-month period, including cases with necrotizing soft ...
Michaela Tinggaard, Thor Bech Johannesen, Steen Hoffmann, Aase Bengaard Andersen, Peter Bjerre Toft   +4 more
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A unique case of IUD associated group A Streptococci pyogenic ascites [PDF]

IDCases
Group A Strep (GAS) infection associated with intrauterine devices (IUDs) is rare and only sporadically described following IUDs removal. We present a unique case of toxic shock syndrome presenting with pyogenic ascites following IUD removal in a 29 year
Smadar Goldfarb, Maya Korem, Limor Rubin
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Limb presentations of invasive Group A Streptococci infection in children [PDF]

JPRAS Open
Summary: Infections with invasive Group A streptococcus can have a wide range of presentations and be life threatening if not diagnosed and managed rapidly.
R. Slade, M. Ip, J Metcalfe, A. Armstrong   +3 more
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Antimicrobial resistance of clinical Streptococcus pyogenes isolates in Russia: the results of multicenter epidemiological study «PEHASus 2014–2017» [PDF]

Клиническая микробиология и антимикробная химиотерапия, 2020
Objective. To evaluate antimicrobial resistance patterns of clinical Streptococcus pyogenes isolates from different regions of Russia during 2014–2017. Materials and Methods. A total of 792 clinical S.
Ivanchik N.V., Sukhorukova M.V., Chagaryan А.N., Dekhnich А.V., Kozlov R.S., Andreev V.A., Bekker G.G., Varganova A.N., Gudkova L.V., Ershova М.G., Zholobova А.F., Zubareva N.А., Iskhakova L.М., Kirillova G.Sh., Krechikova О.I., Lazareva А.V., Morozova О.А., Moskvitina Е.N., Nagovitsyna S.G., Petrova Т.А., Rakhmanova O.A., Salo E.A., Chernyavskaya Yu.L., Yarantseva N.Z.   +23 more
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A Prospective Study of Nonsuppurative Complications of Streptococcal Pharyngitis [PDF]

Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2016
Objective: Group A Streptococci (GAS) are the most important bacterial cause of pharyngitis. Antibiotic therapy can be prescribed and failure to treat it is associated with suppurative and nonsuppurative complications.
Mesut Yılmaz, Mehmet Gündüz, Ferhat Arslan, Abdülkadir Yıldız, Nigar Büşra Gümrükçüoğlu , Zehra Aras, Ece Kaya, Ceren Gülpınar, Arzu Dobral, Ali Mert   +9 more
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Volatile profiling distinguishes Streptococcus pyogenes from other respiratory streptococcal species

mSphere, 2023
Sore throat is one of the most common complaints encountered in the ambulatory clinical setting. Rapid, culture-independent diagnostic techniques that do not rely on pharyngeal swabs would be highly valuable as a point-of-care strategy to guide ...
Amalia Z. Berna, Joseph A. Merriman, Leah Mellett, Danealle K. Parchment, Michael G. Caparon, Audrey R. Odom John   +5 more
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Group A Beta Haemolytic Streptococci Isolated From Throat Samples in Children Applying to Pediatri Polyclinic and Their Antibiotic Susceptibility

Van Tıp Dergisi, 2021
INTRODUCTION: A group beta-haemolytic streptococi (AGBHS) are the most common bacterial cause of these infectionms which can be complicated by severe nonsuppurative sequelae, including acut rheumatic fever and glomerulonephritis.
Demet Çelebi, Ülkü Altoparlak
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Human Group A Streptococci Virulence Genes in Bovine Group C Streptococci

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2010
Phage-encoded virulence genes of group A streptococci were detected in 10 (55.6%) of 18 isolates of group C streptococci that had caused bovine mastitis.
Márcia G. Rato, Ricardo Bexiga, Sandro F. Nunes, Cristina L. Vilela, Ilda Santos-Sanches   +4 more
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Anti-Adhesive Activities of Flavan-3-ols and Proanthocyanidins in the Interaction of Group A-Streptococci and Human Epithelial Cells

Molecules, 2010
Bacterial adhesion to epithelial cells is a key step in infections, allowing subsequent colonization, invasion and internalization of pathogens into tissues.
Aneta Janecki, Herbert Kolodziej
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