Takagi K,Shimizu H,Iwasaki H,et al.Serum cytokine level during continuous venovenous hemofiltration in toxic shock-like syndrome due to group G beta Streptococcus bacteremia in a patient with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura.Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2002...
streptococcus- spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis strep,streptococci eubacteria,eubacterium,true bacteria- a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella ...
Groups C and G beta-hemolytic streptococci can cause acute pharyngitis with clinical features similar to those of group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal pharyngitis. Group C streptococcus is a relatively common cause of acute pharyngitis among college students and adults evaluated in emergency departments ...
Group B Streptococcus (GBS), or beta strep, is a normal bacterium commonly found in the intestinal tract along with other healthy bacteria. It is a transient bacterial colonization present intermittently throughout a woman's life. When present during pregnancy, women should more accurately be terme...
Group G streptococcal bacteremia: clinical study and review of the literature. Rev Infect Dis. 1983;5(2):196–204. 9. Goh ES, Liew GC. Traumatic bleb-associated Group-G beta-haemolytic Streptococcus endophthalmitis. Clin Experiment Ophthalmol. 2008; 36(6):580–581. 10. Suemori S, ...
Group C streptococci (GCS) and group G beta-haemolytic streptococci (GGS) have caused well-documented epidemics of acute pharyngitis in children, but the importance of these organisms in causing endemic or sporadic pharyngitis is uncertain. The heterogeneity of GCS and GGS may obscure the role of...
Penicillin G remains the mainstay of therapy, although reduced penicillin susceptibility has been observed in select isolates. Increased frequency of resistance to non-beta-lactam antibiotics, including clindamycin, erythromycin, and fluoroquinolones, has been observed, with some isolates demonstrating ...
Group B Streptococcus, also known as Streptococcus agalactiae, was once considered a pathogen of only domestic animals, causing mastitis in cows. S agalactiae is now best known as a cause of postpartum infection and as the most common cause of neonatal s
Paul G. Auwaerter, M.D. MICROBIOLOGY MICROBIOLOGY MICROBIOLOGY Group A Streptococcus (GAS), beta-hemolytic--grows on blood agar. See Streptococcal species or S. pneumoniae modules for other streptococci. Streptococcus pyogenes, Lancefield group A. Gram-positive cocci in chains [Fig 1]....
Infection with Streptococcus pyogenes, a beta-hemolytic bacterium that belongs to Lancefield serogroup A, also known as the group A streptococci (GAS), causes a wide variety of diseases in humans. A ubiquitous organism, S pyogenes is the most common bact