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What can be used to detect group A beta-hemolytic streptococci?
rapid screening test
Can beta-hemolytic group A streptococci cause infective endocarditis?
yes
Can beta hemolytic group A streptococci cause infective endocarditis?
yes
Are other living things affected by strep throat?
Man is the only known reservoir of streptococcus pyogenes or group A beta hemolytic streptococci.
What causes Sydenhams's?
Sydenham's is caused by certain types of streptococci called Group A beta-hemolytic streptococci or GAS bacteria.
What pathogen comes from strep throat?
Group A beta hemolytic streptococci. Also called as streptococcus pyogenes.
What kind microbes cause strep throat?
Group A beta hemolytic streptococci. Also called as streptococcus pyogenes.
What is the name of the bacteria that causes strep throats?
Streptococcus
When does acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis develop?
after certain streptococcal bacteria (group A beta-hemolytic streptococci) have infected the skin or throat. Antigens from the dead streptococci clump together with the antibodies that killed them. These clumps are trapped in the kidney tubules
What test can be performed to differentiate between group A and group C streptococci?
a bacitracin susceptibility test and a SXT sensitivity test can be done. if the organism is bacitracin resistant and susceptible to SXT it is termed a Non-group A or B beta-hemolytic streptococcus. thus it is probably in group C
What disease caused by beta-hemolytic streptococci?
Beta-hemolytic streptococci, particularly Group A Streptococcus (Streptococcus pyogenes), can cause several diseases, the most notable being strep throat (streptococcal pharyngitis). This bacterium can also lead to skin infections, such as impetigo, and more severe conditions like rheumatic fever and post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis. Group B Streptococcus (Streptococcus agalactiae) is associated with serious infections in newborns, including sepsis and meningitis.
How is Sydenham's chorea described?
A neurologic complication of rheumatic fever triggered by a throat infection (pharyngitis) caused by particular strains of bacteria known as group A beta-hemolytic streptococci or as GAS bacteria.
