BACKGROUND Several reports suggest that the incidence of invasive group A streptococcal infections, including streptococcal toxic shock syndrome and necrotizing fasciitis, is increasing. METHODS During 1992 and 1993 we conducted prospective, population-
H. Davies+6 more
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ABSTRACT Natural History Studies can help inform clinician and caregiver expectations, form the basis of management guidelines, and provide a comparator for therapeutic intervention. In rare conditions, where collection of prospective longitudinal data is untimely and impractical, quasi‐natural history data—from multiple individuals of different ages ...
E. Woods+16 more
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DEATH FROM HYPERACUTE STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION (STREPTICÆMIA) [PDF]
Geoffrey Jefferson
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Tissue tropisms in group A streptococcal infections.
Group A Streptococcus (GAS) is a human-specific pathogen that is highly prevalent throughout the world. The vast majority of GAS infections lead to a mild disease involving the epithelial surfaces of either the throat or skin.
D. Bessen, S. Lizano
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Cerebrospinal Fluid Metabolome in Central Nervous System Infections: A Study of Diagnostic Accuracy
Objective To assess the diagnostic accuracy of metabolites in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) for central nervous system (CNS) infections. Methods Patients were derived from three prospective cohort studies in the Netherlands. All studies included adults suspected of a CNS infection who underwent a diagnostic lumbar puncture.
Steven L. Staal+7 more
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Since the beginning of December 2022, an unusually high number of cases and deaths of Group A Streptococcus (GAS) infections has been reported in many European countries.
Patrycja Leśnik+5 more
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A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ANTIHY ALURONIDASE, ANTISTREPTOLYSIN “O,” ANTISTREPTOKINASE, AND STREPTOCOCCAL AGGLUTINATION TITERS IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATIC FEVER, ACUTE HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS, RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AND NON-RHEUMATOID FORMS OF ARTHRITIS 1 [PDF]
Robert W. Quinn, Sung J. Liao
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NECROTIZING FASCIITIS OF THE POSTERIOR CERVICAL COMPARTMENT: AN ATYPICAL CASE DUE TO STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE [PDF]
Necrotizing fasciitis is a fulminant infection that affects the deep and superficial fascia while initially sparing the overlying skin and underlying muscle.
Abramo, Alessandro+3 more
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Intracellular Streptococcal Uptake and Persistence: A Potential Cause of Erysipelas Recurrence
Erysipelas is a severe streptococcal infection of the skin primarily spreading through the lymphatic vessels. Penicillin is the treatment of choice. The most common complication consists in relapses which occur in up to 40% or more of patients despite ...
Fatma Jendoubi+3 more
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THE EFFECT OF A POLYSACCHARIDE-SPLITTING ENZYME ON STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION [PDF]
George K. Hirst
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