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Characterisation of clinical manifestations and treatment strategies for invasive beta-haemolytic streptococcal infections in a Swiss tertiary hospital

Swiss Medical Weekly, 2020
AIMS OF THE STUDY Invasive streptococcal infections affect more than half a million patients worldwide every year and have a high lethality. Little is known about the epidemiology and microbiological characteristics of streptococcal infections in ...
Andrina Neff, Lionel Chok, Ulrich von Both, Ulrich Matt, Andrea Tarnutzer, Federica Andreoni, Mark van der Linden, Jan A. Plock, Philipp K. Buehler, Silvio D. Brugger, Reto A. Schuepbach, Reinhard Zbinden, Annelies S. Zinkernagel   +12 more
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Septic Arthritis caused by Group A Streptococcus in Newborn: An Unusual Presentation [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2013
Streptococcal sepsis in neonates is a potentially lethal condition. A wide spectrum of clinical presentations has been often reported in Group B Streptococcal infections in neonates.
Sivaraman Umadevi, Arunava Kali, Srirangaraj Sreenivasan, S. Pramodhini, M.V. Pravin Charles   +4 more
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Streptococcal and Staphylococcus aureus prosthetic joint infections: are they really different?

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022
Background Staphylococci and streptococci are the most frequent pathogens isolated from prosthetic joint infections (PJIs). The aim of this study was to analyze the outcome of streptococcal and methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) PJIs ...
Yousra Kherabi, Valérie Zeller, Younes Kerroumi, Vanina Meyssonnier, Beate Heym, Olivier Lidove, Simon Marmor   +6 more
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Fulminant invasive group A streptococcal infection in children

Инфекция и иммунитет, 2023
Group A streptococcal infections dominate among invasive streptococcal infections, with the major causative agent, Streptococcus pyogenes, being quite stable in the environment and bearing a large number of chromosome encoded pathogenicity factors or ...
S. B. Yatsyshina, M. V. Mamoshina, M. A. Elkina, O. A. Polyaeva, Yu. V. Mikhailova, A. A. Shelenkov, A. E. Egorova, V. V. Maleev   +7 more
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Lactoferrin: a critical mediator of both host immune response and antimicrobial activity in response to streptococcal infections.

ACS Infectious Diseases, 2020
Streptococcal species are gram positive bacteria responsible for a variety of infections including pneumonia, meningitis, endocarditis, erysipelas, necrotizing fasciitis, periodontitis, skin and soft tissue infections, chorioamnionitis, funisitis, and ...
Jacky Lu, Jamisha D. Francis, Ryan S. Doster, K. Haley, Kelly M. Craft, Rebecca E. Moore, Schuyler A. Chambers, D. Aronoff, K. Osteen, S. Damo, S. Manning, Steven D. Townsend, J. Gaddy   +12 more
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Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections (Review)

Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 2020
Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections (PANDAS) are clinically characterized by the sudden onset of obsessive-compulsive manifestations, motor and verbal tics, as well as other behavioral symptoms in a ...
D. Dop, I. Marcu, Rodica Pădureanu, C. Niculescu, V. Pădureanu   +4 more
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Staphylococcal and streptococcal infections

Medicine, 2001
Staphylococcal and streptococcal infections are common infectious diseases and can range from mild, superficial skin infections to severe, life-threatening systemic infections. Staphylococcus aureus, group A streptococcus, and Streptococcus pneumoniae are the three major pathogens.
M.E. Török, M.E. Török, Nicholas P. J. Day, Nicholas P. J. Day   +3 more
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Streptococcal infections [PDF]

Jornal de Pediatria, 1999
OBJECTIVES: To review the main diseases caused by the different strains of streptococcus, and to discuss the practical aspects of clinical diagnosis and the range of therapeutic treatments. METHODOLOGY: A review of the literature and a selection of the most meaningful themes for the pediatricians.
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ANGIOEDEMA CAUSED BY STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION

The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 1987
James A. Nard, Ellen Wald, Denise L. Howrie   +2 more
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Association between genotypic diversity and biofilm production in group B Streptococcus [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a leading cause of sepsis and meningitis and an important factor in premature and stillbirths. Biofilm production has been suggested to be important for GBS pathogenesis alongside many other elements ...
Davies, H. Dele, Gaddy, Jennifer A., Laut, Clare, Manning, Shannon D., Parker, Robert E., Zadoks, Ruth   +5 more
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