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Cureus
October 2024
Internal Medicine, Hospital São Teotónio, Viseu, PRT.
Trials
November 2024
Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Background: Group A streptococci (Strep A) orStreptococcus pyogenes is a major human pathogen causing an estimated 500,000 deaths worldwide each year. Disease can range from mild pharyngitis to more severe infections, such as necrotizing fasciitis, septicemia, and toxic shock syndrome. Untreated, Strep A infection can lead to the serious post streptococcal pathologies of rheumatic fever/rheumatic heart disease and post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis.
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December 2024
Emilio Bouza. Servicio de Microbiología Clínica y Enfermedades Infecciosas. Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Universidad Complutense. CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES). Madrid. Spain.
Group A ß-hemolytic Streptococcus (S. pyogenes), also known as GAS, is a Gram-positive bacterium. It can be easily identified in the microbiology laboratory by its ability to hemolyse blood in culture media.
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June 2024
Department of Paediatrics, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
The COVID-19 pandemic has altered the epidemiology of many common childhood infections, including Group A streptococcal (GAS) disease. Acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis (APSGN) is a nonsuppurative complication of GAS pharyngitis and pyoderma. It remains the most common cause of pediatric acute glomerulonephritis globally.
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