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High burden of impetigo and scabies in a tropical country. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
BACKGROUND: Impetigo and scabies are endemic diseases in many tropical countries; however the epidemiology of these diseases is poorly understood in many areas, particularly in the Pacific.
Steer Andrew C.   +31 more
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Neonatal streptococcal infections [PDF]

open access: yesPostgraduate Medical Journal, 1977
SummaryMost serious neonatal streptococcal infections are caused by group-B streptococci. The pattern of serious group-B neonatal disease in Britain resembles that described in other countries; both "early-onset" and "late-onset" forms are seen, but reliable incidence rates have not yet been determined.
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Superantigenic Activity of emm3 Streptococcus pyogenes Is Abrogated by a Conserved, Naturally Occurring smeZ Mutation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Streptococcus pyogenes M/emm3 strains have been epidemiologically linked with enhanced infection severity and risk of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS), a syndrome triggered by superantigenic stimulation of T cells. Comparison of S.
McGregor, Karen   +65 more
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Molecular analysis of an outbreak of lethal postpartum sepsis caused by Streptococcus pyogenes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This work was supported by the United Kingdom Clinical Research Collaboration, which funds the National Centre for Infection Prevention and Management at Imperial College London.
Holden, M.T.   +26 more
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Predicting streptococcal pharyngitis in adults in primary care: a systematic review of the diagnostic accuracy of symptoms and signs and validation of the Centor score [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Background: Stratifying patients with a sore throat into the probability of having an underlying bacterial or viral cause may be helpful in targeting antibiotic treatment.
O'Brien Kirsty K   +27 more
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STREPTOCOCCIC INFECTIONS OF THE THROAT [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of the American Medical Association, 1909
During the past few months a great deal of attention has been attracted to the subject of streptococcic infections of the throat, and there have been two contributions to the literature of the subject which are of more than ordinary interest. At the Chicago meeting of the American Medical Association last June, Dr. Alice G.
openaire   +2 more sources

Emergence of respiratory Streptococcus agalactiae isolates in cystic fibrosis patients [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Streptococcus agalactiae is a well-known pathogen for neonates and immunocompromized adults. Beyond the neonatal period, S. agalactiae is rarely found in the respiratory tract. During 2002–2008 we noticed S. agalactiae in respiratory secretions of 30/185
Vera Eickel   +20 more
core   +1 more source

Group A Streptococcus Brain Abscess in a Patient on Adalimumab Therapy

open access: yesMarshall Journal of Medicine, 2019
Brain abscesses represent a group of dangerous infections typically caused by a number of classic organisms. Group A Streptococcus is a rare cause of brain abscesses and those patients that do have this particular condition will typically have a distal ...
Ryan Carroll   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Long-term trends in the incidence of peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis disclose an increasing relevance of streptococcal infections: A longitudinal study.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2020
BackgroundThe selective impact of strategies for prevention of PD-related peritonitis (PDrP) may have modified, in the long term, the causal spectrum, clinical presentation and outcomes of these infections.ObjectivesTo compare trends in the incidence of ...
Joana Eugénio Santos   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Streptococcal Infections in Marine Mammals

open access: yesMicroorganisms, 2021
Marine mammals are sentinels for the marine ecosystem and threatened by numerous factors including infectious diseases. One of the most frequently isolated bacteria are beta-hemolytic streptococci.
Daniela Numberger   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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