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Group A Streptococcal InfectionsGroup A Streptococcal Infections. Infection with Streptococcus pyogenes, a beta-hemolytic bacterium that belongs to Lancefield serogroup A, also known as ...
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Glomerulonephritis Associated with Nonstreptococcal InfectionGlomerulonephritis Associated with Nonstreptococcal Infection. The classic association of glomerulonephritis (GN) with infection is poststreptococcal GN, ...
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Erysipelas in Emergency MedicineErysipelas in Emergency Medicine. Erysipelas is a skin infection typically caused by group A beta-hemolytic streptococci, although other streptococcal ...
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Rheumatic FeverRheumatic Fever. Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is an autoimmune inflammatory process that develops as a sequela of streptococcal infection.
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Streptococcus Group D InfectionsStreptococcus Group D Infections. Streptococcus group D infections in humans are most often associated with bacteremia, with or without endocarditis.
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Rhinovirus InfectionRhinovirus Infection. Rhinoviruses (RVs) are members of the Picornaviridae family, which includes the human pathogens enterovirus and hepatovirus (notably, ...
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Pediatric Enterococcal InfectionPediatric Enterococcal Infection. The French word enterocque first was used in 1899 by Thiercelin to describe gram-positive cocci of enteric origin that ...
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Streptococcus Group B InfectionsStreptococcus Group B Infections. Group B Streptococcus, also known as Streptococcus agalactiae, was once considered a pathogen of only domestic animals, ...
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Dermatologic Manifestations of Necrotizing Fasciitis... Necrotizing fasciitis is a severe, insidiously advancing, soft-tissue infection characterized by widespread fascial necrosis (see the image below).
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Management of Erythematous Oral Lesions... Many conditions can cause oral erythema, including localized trauma, infection, contact allergy, cancer, and other causes of inflammatory changes, as ...