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Group A Streptococcus Brain Abscess in a Patient on Adalimumab Therapy

Marshall 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, Ahmad Abu-Hashyeh, James Gainer, Kara Willenburg, Charles Meadows   +4 more
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Long-term trends in the incidence of peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis disclose an increasing relevance of streptococcal infections: A longitudinal study.

PLoS 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, Catuxa Rodríguez Magariños, Leticia García Gago, Daniela Astudillo Jarrín, Sonia Pértega, Ana Rodríguez-Carmona, Teresa García Falcón, Miguel Pérez Fontán   +7 more
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PANDAS – a rare but severe disorder associated with streptococcal infections; Awareness is needed

Acta Oto-Laryngologica Case Reports, 2023
PANDAS is an acronym for ‘paediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections’ and is defined as a subgroup of PANS, ‘Paediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome’.
Karin Frånlund, Charbél Talani
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Comparison of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates occurring in optochin-susceptible and optochin-resistant variants by analyzing whole-genome sequencing data

Microbiology Spectrum
The paper presents the study of a set of isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae, which comprised two heterogeneous subpopulations, one of which was susceptible and the other resistant to optochin.
Sandra Vohrnová, Jana Kozáková, Michal Honskus   +2 more
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Genome characterization and population genetic structure of the zoonotic pathogen, streptococcus canis [PDF]

, 2012
Background - Streptococcus canis is an important opportunistic pathogen of dogs and cats that can also infect a wide range of additional mammals including cows where it can cause mastitis. It is also an emerging human pathogen.
Lang, P., Lefébure, T., Moroni, P., Pavinski Bitar, P.D., Richards, V.P., Stanhope, M.J., Tikofsky, L., Werner, B., Zadoks, R.N.   +8 more
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Throat infections and use of streptococcal antigen test and antibiotic treatment in general practice; a web-based survey

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, 2022
Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the use of streptococcal antigen tests and antibiotic prescription in general practice in Norway in relation to the national guidelines for sore throat.Design This study was based on a web-based survey ...
Hanne Puntervoll, Pål Jenum, Sigurd Høye, Mette Tollånes   +3 more
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Evaluation of step-down oral antibiotic therapy for uncomplicated streptococcal bloodstream infections on clinical outcomes

Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease, 2022
Background: Despite the severity and frequency of streptococcal bloodstream infections (BSIs), the effectiveness of oral definitive therapy remains unknown.
Amy Kang, Richard Beuttler, Emi Minejima
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The prognosis of streptococcal prosthetic bone and joint infections depends on surgical management—A multicenter retrospective study

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019
Background: The optimal treatment of streptococcal prosthetic joint infections (PJIs) is unclear. Methods: A cohort of streptococcal PJIs was reviewed retrospectively in seven reference centers for the management of complex bone and joint infections ...
Rafael Mahieu, Vincent Dubée, Valérie Seegers, Carole Lemarié, Séverine Ansart, Louis Bernard, Gwenaël Le Moal, Nathalie Asseray, Cédric Arvieux, Céline Ramanantsoa, Hélène Cormier, Erick Legrand, Pierre Abgueguen   +12 more
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Prospective surveillance of invasive group a streptococcal disease, Fiji, 2005-2007. [PDF]

, 2001
We undertook a prospective active surveillance study of invasive group A streptococcal (GAS) disease in Fiji over a 23-month period, 2005-2007. We identified 64 cases of invasive GAS disease, which represents an average annualized all-ages incidence of 9.
Andrew C. Steer, Adam Jenney, Joseph Kado, Michael F. Good, Michael Batzloff, Lepani Waqatakirewa, E. Kim Mullholland, Jonathan R. Carapetis, Steer, Hoge, Carapetis, Lamagni, O'Brien, Li, O’Loughlin, Steer, Beall, Berkley, Norton, Carapetis, Zimmet, Collins, Finger, Tiu, O'Grady, Zurawski, Tyrrell, Eriksson, Bessen, Wagner, Sharma, Bisno, Kotloff, McNeil   +33 more
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Streptococcal Infection: Issues of Pathogenesis, Role in the Formation of Somatic Pathology in Children

Aktualʹnaâ Infektologiâ, 2014
Streptococcal infections are the most common diseases of bacterial origin. Major importance in human pathology belongs to streptococci serogroup A. There are primary, secondary and rare forms of streptococcal infection.
Ye.V. Prokhorov, L.L. Chelpan
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