These data elucidate further the pattern of streptococcal disease in a public-school ... Table 4 Incidence of Infection with Beta-Hemolytic Streptococci in Relation to Carrier Frequency.

definite criteria were employed for the diagnosis of this disease. Signs, symptoms and laboratory data on patients from whom Group A beta-hemolytic streptococci were isolated were arbitrarily ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...