Conclusions: Perineal streptococcal dermatitis initially treated with penicillin or amoxicillin is consistently associated with a high risk of clinical recurrence. Whether treatment with a beta ...

despite a relatively high carrier rate for beta-hemolytic streptococci. The group of children with streptococcal infection could not be distinguished from the children with nonstreptococcal ...

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 ...

Two separate tests for antibiotic susceptibility will performed. These tests are used to differentiate between alpha and beta hemolytic organisms. Alpha hemolytic organisms (Streptococcus pneumoniae ...

The MSA will select for organisms such as Staphylococcus species which can live in areas of high salt concentration (plate on the left in the picture below). This is in contrast to Streptococcus ...

This rate is higher than observed in children treated with a beta-lactamase resistant agent, although the associated risk estimate reached statistical significance (pooled OR: 2.39 [95% CI ...