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The effect of hydrophobicity of group a beta-hemolytic streptococcus in the process of adherence and biofilm production [PDF]

Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2014
Introduction. Bacterial cell hydrophobicity and adherence to a substrate are one of the most important factors in biofilm formation. Group A streptococcus is an unstable and low biofilm productor.
Šmitran Aleksandra, Marković Tatjana, Ranin Lazar   +2 more
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Beta-Haemolytic Group A, C and G Streptococcal Infections in Southern Hungary: A 10-Year Population-Based Retrospective Survey (2008–2017) and a Review of the Literature

Infection and Drug Resistance, 2020
Márió Gajdács,1 Marianna Ábrók,2 Andrea Lázár,2 Katalin Burián2,3 1Department of Pharmacodynamics and Biopharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Szeged, Szeged 6720, Hungary; 2Institute of ...
Gajdács M, Ábrók M, Lázár A, Burián K   +3 more
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Concurrent Brain Subregion Microgliosis in an HLA-II Mouse Model of Group A Streptococcal Skin Infection

Microorganisms, 2023
The broad range of clinical manifestations and life-threatening infections caused by the Gram-positive bacterium, Streptococcus pyogenes or Group A Streptococcus (GAS), remains a significant concern to public health, with a subset of individuals ...
Suba Nookala, Santhosh Mukundan, Bryon Grove, Colin Combs   +3 more
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Virulence Role of the GlcNAc Side Chain of the Lancefield Cell Wall Carbohydrate Antigen in Non-M1-Serotype Group A Streptococcus

mBio, 2018
Classification of streptococci is based upon expression of unique cell wall carbohydrate antigens. All serotypes of group A Streptococcus (GAS; Streptococcus pyogenes), a leading cause of infection-related mortality worldwide, express the group A ...
Anna Henningham, Mark R. Davies, Satoshi Uchiyama, Nina M. van Sorge, Sean Lund, Kelsey T. Chen, Mark J. Walker, Jason N. Cole, Victor Nizet   +8 more
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HLA-II-Dependent Neuroimmune Changes in Group A Streptococcal Necrotizing Fasciitis

Pathogens, 2023
Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A Streptococcus, GAS) bacteria cause a spectrum of human diseases ranging from self-limiting pharyngitis and mild, uncomplicated skin infections (impetigo, erysipelas, and cellulitis) to highly morbid and rapidly invasive ...
Ganesh Ambigapathy, Santhosh Mukundan, Kumi Nagamoto-Combs, Colin K. Combs, Suba Nookala   +4 more
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β-HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A CARRIER IN CHILDREN: THE PROBLEM OF DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS

Детские инфекции (Москва), 2018
Streptococcal infection is characterized by a variety of manifestations from asymptomatic carriage of the pathogen to manifest forms. Recently, in addition to the bacteriological method for confirming streptococcal etiology, the rapid test for β ...
E. V. Novosad, S. L. Bevza, N. M. Obolskaya, O. V. Shamsheva, V. V. Belimenko   +4 more
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Treatment of acute pharyngitis in children: an Italian intersociety consensus (SIPPS-SIP-SITIP-FIMP-SIAIP-SIMRI-FIMMG)

Italian Journal of Pediatrics
Sore throat represents one of the main causes of antibiotic overprescription in children. Its management is still a matter of debate, with countries considering streptococcal pharyngotonsillitis a benign and self-limiting condition and others advocating ...
Elena Chiappini, Giovanni Simeone, Marcello Bergamini, Roberta Pellegrino, Alfredo Guarino, Annamaria Staiano, Susanna Esposito, Guido Castelli Gattinara, Andrea Lo Vecchio, Stefania Stefani, Iride Dello Iacono, Immacolata Scotese, Giovanna Tezza, Giulio Dinardo, Simona Riccio, Sofia Pellizzari, Sonia Iavarone, Giulia Lorenzetti, Elisabetta Venturini, Daniele Donà, Luca Pierantoni, Mattia Doria, Silvia Garazzino, Fabio Midulla, Claudio Cricelli, Luigi Terracciano, Annalisa Capuano, Eugenia Bruzzese, Daniele Ghiglioni, Lara Fusani, Eleonora Fusco, Paolo Biasci, Lamberto Reggiani, Luigi Matera, Enrica Mancino, Elisa Barbieri, Antonio D’Avino, Laura Cursi, Maria Giuseppa Sullo, Silvestro Scotti, Gian Luigi Marseglia, Giuseppe Di Mauro, Nicola Principi, Luisa Galli, Maria Carmen Verga   +44 more
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VEGF-Mediated Augmentation of Autophagic and Lysosomal Activity in Endothelial Cells Defends against Intracellular Streptococcus pyogenes

mBio, 2022
Group A Streptococcus (GAS), a deleterious human-pathogenic bacterium, causes life-threatening diseases such as sepsis and necrotic fasciitis. We recently reported that GAS survives and replicates within blood vessel endothelial cells because these cells
Shiou-Ling Lu, Hiroko Omori, Yi Zhou, Yee-Shin Lin, Ching-Chuan Liu, Jiunn-Jong Wu, Takeshi Noda   +6 more
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Prevalent emm Types among Invasive GAS in Europe and North America since Year 2000

Frontiers in Public Health, 2018
BackgroundStreptococcus pyogenes or group A streptococcus (GAS) is an important human pathogen responsible for a broad range of infections, from uncomplicated to more severe and invasive diseases with high mortality and morbidity.
Giovanni Gherardi, Luca Agostino Vitali, Roberta Creti   +2 more
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Invasive Group A Streptococcus Infection among Children, Rural Kenya

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2016
To determine the extent of group A Streptococcus (GAS) infections in sub-Saharan Africa and the serotypes that cause disease, we analyzed surveillance data for 64,741 hospital admissions in Kilifi, Kenya, during 1998–2011.
Anna C. Seale, Mark R. Davies, Kirimi Anampiu, Susan C. Morpeth, Sammy Nyongesa, Salim Mwarumba, Pierre R. Smeesters, Androulla Efstratiou, Rosylene Karugutu, Neema Mturi, Thomas N. Williams, J. Anthony G. Scott, Samuel Kariuki, Gordon Dougan, James A. Berkley   +14 more
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