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Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections: clinical description of the first 50 cases.

American Journal of Psychiatry, 1998
OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to describe the clinical characteristics of a novel group of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and tic disorders, designated as pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with ...
S. Swedo, H. Leonard, M. Garvey, B. Mittleman, A. Allen, S. J. Perlmutter, Sara Dow, Jason Zamkoff, B. Dubbert, L. Lougee   +9 more
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Group A Streptococcal Infections

Pediatrics In Review, 2011
• GAS is a common cause of upper respiratory tract and skin infections.• Based on strong research evidence, (1) throat culture is the gold standard for diagnosing GAS pharyngitis.• Based on strong research evidence, (1) oral penicillin V K is the antibiotic treatment of choice for GAS pharyngitis because of its efficacy, safety, and narrow spectrum ...
Margie C. Andreae, Debra M. Langlois
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Invasive group A streptococcal disease

BMJ Case Reports
We report on two children who had presented in a poor clinical state after an initial bout of cough, sore throat and fever for a few days. Both of them had multisystemic involvement with fluid-refractory septic shock requiring ionotropic support ...
Joannu Ann Varughese, Mahesh Katre, Birendra Rai, Debkrishna Mallick   +3 more
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Streptococcal infections of skin and PANDAS

Dermatologic Therapy, 2013
Group A streptococcal infections are associated with a variety of infections and a subset of obsessive-compulsive disorder and/or tic disorders. Screening of obsessive-compulsive symptoms and tics in patient with streptococcal infection of skin must be effective in identifying subjects who met published criteria for pediatric autoimmune ...
CARELLI, ROSANNA, PALLANTI, STEFANO
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Polyarteritis and Streptococcal Infection

Pediatrics, 1978
The clinical and laboratory findings reported by Blau et al. (Pediatrics 60:227, August 1977) of polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) in older children are similar to those found in seven older children with PAN in Dallas.1 Six of these seven children had a preceding throat or ear infection.
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[Streptococcal infections].

Praxis, 2021
K. Beer
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Group B streptococcal infections.

Pediatrics in review, 2002
1. Samuel P. Gotoff, MD* 1. *Professor and Chairman, Department of Pediatrics, Rush Children’s Hospital, Chicago, IL After completing this article, readers should be able to: 1.
S. Gotoff
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Streptococcal A Infection

Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing, 2009
Streptococcal A infections are reemerging as a dangerous clinical problem. This particular infection is usually a problem for the postpartum mother and not usually associated with fetal or neonatal infections. Maternal morbidity and mortality are overwhelming when compared with other maternal infections.
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Group B Streptococcal Infections

Clinics in Perinatology, 1997
Group B streptococcal disease remains a prominent cause of infectious morbidity in pregnant women and their infants. This article highlights recent developments that are relevant for obstetricians, perinatologists, and neonatologists caring for patients with group B streptococcal disease.
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Staphylococcal and Streptococcal Infections of the Skin

Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, 1979
Acute pyogenic infections of the skin, caused by hemolytic streptococci and S. aureus, account for the vast majority of bacterial infections of the skin seen in ambulatory practice. In preschool children the principal manifestation is pyoderma, which is usually caused by Group A Streptococcus.
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