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Clinical observations associated with proven and unproven cases in the ESCRS study of prophylaxis of postoperative endophthalmitis after cataract surgery [PDF]

, 2009
Aims to describe cases of postoperative endophthalmitis in the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) study of the prophylaxis of endophthalmitis, compare characteristics of unproven cases and cases proven by culture or polymerase ...
Barry, Peter, ESCRS Endophthalmitis Study Group, Gardner, Susanne, Gettinby, George, Lees, Fiona, Peterson, Magnus, Revie, Crawford, Seal, David   +7 more
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Epidemiology of Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infections in the United States, 2005-2012.

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2016
BACKGROUND Invasive group A Streptococcus (GAS) infections are associated with significant morbidity and mortality rates. We report the epidemiology and trends of invasive GAS over 8 years of surveillance.
G. Nelson, Tracy Pondo, Karrie-Ann Toews, M. Farley, M. Lindegren, R. Lynfield, D. Aragon, S. Zansky, J. Watt, P. Cieslak, K. Angeles, L. Harrison, S. Petit, B. Beall, C. V. Van Beneden   +14 more
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FIBROSITIS AND STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS. [PDF]

The Lancet, 1914
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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
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.

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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Recognition of specific sialoglycan structures by oral streptococci impacts the severity of endocardial infection. [PDF]

, 2019
Streptococcus gordonii and Streptococcus sanguinis are primary colonizers of the tooth surface. Although generally non-pathogenic in the oral environment, they are a frequent cause of infective endocarditis.
Barnard, Karen N, Bensing, Barbara A, Iverson, TM, Lebrilla, Carlito B, Li, Liang, Parrish, Colin R, Sullam, Paul M, Thomas, Wendy E, Wong, Maurice, Xiong, Yan, Yakovenko, Olga   +10 more
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HLA class II associations with rheumatic heart disease among clinically homogeneous patients in children in Latvia [PDF]

, 2003
Genetic control of immune reactions has a major role in the development of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) and differs between patients with rheumatic fever (RF).
Eglite, Jelena, Gardovska, Dace, Shantere, Ruta, Sochnevs, Arturs, Stanevicha, Valda, Zavadska, Dace   +5 more
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Antibiotics for sore throat [PDF]

, 2013
Background: Sore throat is a common reason for people to present for medical care. Although it remits spontaneously, primary care doctors commonly prescribe antibiotics for it.
Del Mar, Chris B., Glasziou, Paul P., Spinks, Anneliese   +2 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
doaj   +1 more source

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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