In a 17-month-old girl an upper-respiratory-tract infection acutely developed. Group A beta-hemolytic streptococci were found on throat culture. She was treated with erythromycin. No clinical ...

R.L., a 56-year-old obese diabetic woman with chronic pyelonephritis, had an intense headache on the morning of May 12, 1964, and was admitted to Henry Grady Memorial Hospital in a semistuporous ...

Rheumatic heart disease is a chronic condition that results years after acute rheumatic fever, which is caused by group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus pyogenes. This organism produces a ...

After incubation of the epiglottic swab specimen on 5% sheep blood agar plates at 37°C in 5% carbon dioxide, the predominant colonies found were large and beta-hemolytic. Samples of these ...

From March 11-17, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government recorded six cases of fulminant hemolytic streptococcal infection—rapidly ...

Objectives: To evaluate reports that describe relapse or recurrence following treatment of perineal streptococcal dermatitis (PSD), we studied a large cohort of children with these perianal or ...

Concomitant dofetilide. Not for group A β-hemolytic strep. Avoid prolonged administration. Monitor CBCs, urine, and renal function. Hepatic or renal impairment: avoid. AIDS (increased risk of ...

These tests are used to differentiate between alpha and beta hemolytic organisms. Alpha hemolytic organisms (Streptococcus pneumoniae and Streptococcus mitis) are tested for their susceptibility to ...