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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 +44 more
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Prevalent emm Types among Invasive GAS in Europe and North America since Year 2000
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 +2 more
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Group A Streptococcus Is Still at Large
Group A Streptococcus (GAS) is a major human pathogen that can cause diseases, ranging from mild to severe systemic and invasive diseases [...]
Qinghua Lu, Dingle Yu, Yonghong Yang
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Hanks-Type Serine/Threonine Protein Kinases and Phosphatases in Bacteria: Roles in Signaling and Adaptation to Various Environments [PDF]
Reversible phosphorylation is a key mechanism that regulates many cellular processes in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. In prokaryotes, signal transduction includes two-component signaling systems, which involve a membrane sensor histidine kinase and a ...
Janczarek, Monika +3 more
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Invasive Group A Streptococcus Infection among Children, Rural Kenya
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 +14 more
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Group A Streptococcus emm Gene Types in Pharyngeal Isolates, Ontario, Canada, 2002–2010
Group A Streptococcus (GAS) is a human-adapted pathogen that causes a variety of diseases, including pharyngitis and invasive infections. GAS strains are categorized by variation in the nucleotide sequence of the gene (emm) that encodes the M protein. To
Patrick R. Shea +12 more
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Significance Group A Streptococcus (GAS) causes invasive streptococcal infections in humans, resulting in high mortality. Thus, GAS is also known as “killer bacteria” or “flesh-eating bacteria.” The mechanism by which the immune system recognizes this ...
Takashi Imai +16 more
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Genome comparison and physiological characterization of eight Streptococcus thermophilus strains isolated from Italian dairy products [PDF]
Eight Streptococcus thermophilus strains of dairy origin isolated in Italy were chosen to investigate autochthonous bacterial diversity in this important technological species. In the present study a comparative analysis of all the 17 S.
Campanaro, Stefano +5 more
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THE PNEUMONIAS: STREPTOCOCCUS AND PNEUMOCOCCUS GROUPS [PDF]
A conference of medical officers from Fort Sam Houston and Camp Travis was held, Jan. 3, 1918, for the purpose of considering the pneumonia situation. Various points in the determination of the causative organism in pneumonia following measles were considered, methods of procedure were suggested, and the laboratory force was organized to take up the ...
James G. Cumming +2 more
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Analysis of the Effects of Dietary Pattern on the Oral Microbiome of Elite Endurance Athletes [PDF]
Although the oral microbiota is known to play a crucial role in human health, there are few studies of diet x oral microbiota interactions, and none in elite athletes who may manipulate their intakes of macronutrients to achieve different metabolic ...
Burke, Louise M +8 more
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