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Changing trends in Streptococcus pyogenes bacteraemia in adults in the post-COVID era

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Since 2022, an increasing number of invasive group A streptococcal (iGAS) infections have been reported, with increasing severity and lethality.
Olga Džupová, Hynek Bartoš, Blanka Sýkorová, Jiří Beneš   +3 more
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Detection and diversity of a putative novel heterogeneous polymorphic proline-glycine repeat (Pgr) protein in the footrot pathogen Dichelobacter nodosus [PDF]

, 2010
Dichelobacter nodosus, a Gram-negative anaerobic bacterium, is the essential causative agent of footrot in sheep. Currently, depending on the clinical presentation in the field, footrot is described as benign or virulent; D.
Atiya Ul-Hassan, Buller, Bzymek, Cheetham, Claire L. Russell, Claxton, Depiazzi, Elizabeth M.H. Wellington, Girard, Graham F. Medley, Gravekamp, Gravekamp, Heise, Hindmarsh, Jasmeet Kaler, Jelinek, Jordan, Julian I. Rood, Katz, Katz, Kay, Kennan, Kennan, La Fontaine, Ladefoged, Laura E. Green, Leo A. Calvo-Bado, Lukomski, Madoff, Moore, Myers, Nallapareddy, Nicky Buller, O’Dushlaine, Palmer, Paterson, Pringle, Puopolo, Rasmussen, Romero, Rood, Rose Grogono-Thomas, Ruth M. Kennan, Vanhoof, Verstrepen, Williamson, Yong, Zhang   +47 more
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Antimicrobial and anti-virulence activity of capsaicin against erythromycin-resistant, cell-invasive Group A streptococci

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2015
Capsaicin (8-methyl-N-vanillyl-6-nonenamide) is the active component of Capsicum plants (chilli peppers), which are grown as food and for medicinal purposes since ancient times, and is responsible for the pungency of their fruit.
Emanuela eMarini, Gloria eMagi, Marina eMingoia, Armanda ePugnaloni, Bruna eFacinelli   +4 more
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Are clinicians overdiagnosing strep throat and overprescribing antibiotics?

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2023
Kennedy A. Sabharwal, Michael W. Simon
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ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY AND MOLECULAR PROPERTIES OF STRAIN STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES FROM PATIENTS WITH SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS AND ANGINA

Журнал микробиологии, эпидемиологии и иммунобиологии, 2017
Aim. To compare the molecular properties and antibiotic susceptibility of GAS isolates in patients with respiratory and soft tissue infections. Materials and methods.
S. I. Briko, E. V. Glushkova, D. A. Kleymenov, N. F. Dmitrieva, K. V. Lipatov, A. V. Devyatkin, V. E. Malikov   +6 more
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Influence of chronic azithromycin treatment on the composition of the oropharyngeal microbial community in patients with severe asthma [PDF]

, 2017
Background: This study of the oropharyngeal microbiome complements the previously published AZIthromycin in Severe ASThma (AZISAST) clinical trial, where the use of azithromycin was assessed in subjects with exacerbationprone severe asthma.
Brusselle, Guy, Dauwe, Kenny, Deschaght, Pieter, Deschepper, Ellen, Joos, Guy, Jordens, Paul, Lopes dos Santos Santiago, Guido, Vaneechoutte, Dries, Vaneechoutte, Mario, Verhofstede, Chris   +9 more
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The molecular epidemiological characteristics of streptococci isolated from primary school children in Vietnam

Журнал инфектологии, 2015
Objectives. The goal of the study was to isolate group A, С, and G streptococci from children and characterize them by the methods of molecular epidemiology.Materials and methods. Group A, С, and G streptococci were isolated from tonsils and back wall of
A. G. Nosik, Yu. Yu. Il’yasov, F. K. Linh, A. V. Dmitriev   +3 more
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Capsular serotype and antibiotic resistance of group B streptococci isolated from pregnant women in Ardabil, Iran [PDF]

Background and Objectives: Group B Streptococci (GBS) is a major cause of neonatal and maternal infections. The aim of this study was to determine the serotype distribution and antibiotic resistance profile of GBS strains isolated from pregnant women in
ارزنلو, محسن, جنتی, الهام, حبیب زاده, شهرام, رحیمی, گیتی, روشنی, مرضیه, شاپوری, رضا   +5 more
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Does chewing xylitol gum improve oral health? [PDF]

, 2013
Popular chewing gum brands such as Orbit and Trident advertise that chewing their gum promotes oral health due to the presence of xylitol. This compound has interested oral health researchers since the 1970 s, but recent advances in research have been ...
Rouse, Thomas
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Epidemiology of Streptococcus pyogenes Disease before, during, and after COVID-19 Pandemic, Germany, 2005–2023

Emerging Infectious Diseases
We analyzed 3,081 invasive and noninvasive Streptococcus pyogenes cases (January 2005–December 2023) at a tertiary care hospital in southwest Germany. Absolute numbers of case-patients increased each year from 2005 until the COVID-19 pandemic.
Irene Burckhardt, Florian Burckhardt
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