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Streptococcus is a genus of spherical, Gram-positive bacteria of the phylum Firmicutes. These bacteria grow in chains or pairs, with cell division occurring only along one axis. In this sense they are contrasted with Staphylococcus, which divides along several axes, generating a "cluster" of cells, which resemble clusters of grapes. Though many people believe Streptococcus is a species and only causes strep throat, this is not true. ...
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Sydenham Chorea Information Page
... Sydenham chorea, also called St. Vitus dance, is a childhood movement disorder characterized by rapid, irregular, aimless, involuntary movements of the muscles of the limbs, face, and trunk. The disor...
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Group A Streptococcal Infections ... OVERVIEW Group A streptococcal infections are caused by group A streptococcus, a bacterium responsible for a variety of health problems. These infections can range from mild skin infection or sore thr...
Source: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
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Streptococcal Infections Articles
- FDA CLEARS NEW LAB TEST FOR GROUP B STREP IN PREGNANT WOMEN
... The Food and Drug Administration today cleared for marketing a new laboratory test for Group B Streptococcus in pregnant women. The new test, the IDI-Strep B test, made by Infectio Diagnostic, Inc., o... - Genome–Wide Analysis Provides Detailed Understanding of Flesh–Eating Bacteria Epidemics
... New research using nearly a dozen different genomic testing procedures has revealed unprecedented detail about the molecular characteristics and virulence of group A streptococcus (GAS), the "fle... - Group A Streptococcal Infections
... OVERVIEW Group A streptococcal infections are caused by group A streptococcus, a bacterium responsible for a variety of health problems. These infections can range from mild skin infection or sore thr... - Research Reveals How Strep Bacterium Evades Immune System
... Like a well-trained soldier with honed survival skills, the common bacterium, Group A Streptococcus (GAS), sometimes can endure battle with our inborn (innate) immune system and cause widespread disea... - Subversive Strep Bug Strategy Revealed
... Researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), have discovered how Streptococcus pyogenes (S. pyogenes), the bacteri... - Sydenham Chorea Information Page
... Sydenham chorea, also called St. Vitus dance, is a childhood movement disorder characterized by rapid, irregular, aimless, involuntary movements of the muscles of the limbs, face, and trunk. The disor...
Resources
- Cellulitis (Medline Plus)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Streptococcal Infections (National Institutes of Health)
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