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Streptococcal Infections

Strep is short for Streptococcus, a type of bacteria. There are several types. Two of them cause most of the strep infections in people: group A and group B.

Group A strep causes:

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  1. Streptococcal Infections (National Library of Medicine)  
    Strep is short for Streptococcus, a type of bacteria. There are several types. Two of them cause most of the strep infections in people: group ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/streptococcalinfections.html - Health Topics
  2. Pneumococcal Infections (National Library of Medicine)  
    Pneumococci are a type of streptococcus bacteria. The bacteria spread through contact with people who are ill or by healthy people who carry the bacteria in the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/pneumococcalinfections.html - Health Topics
  3. Perianal streptococcal cellulitis 
    Perianal streptococcal cellulitis is an infection of the area around the anus and rectum. The infection is caused by streptococcus bacteria.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001346.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Rheumatic fever 
    ... may develop after an infection with group A streptococcus bacteria (such as strep throat or scarlet fever ). ... after infections with a germ or bacteria called Streptococcus pyogenes or group A streptococcus. This germ appears ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003940.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Sydenham chorea 
    ... after infection with specific bacteria called group A streptococcus. ... by an infection with bacteria called group A streptococcus. This is the bacteria that causes rheumatic fever ( ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001358.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Group B streptococcal septicemia of the newborn 
    Group B streptococcal (GBS) septicemia is a severe bacterial infection that affects newborn infants . ... organs. GBS septicemia is caused by the bacterium Streptococcus agalactiae , which is commonly called group B strep, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001366.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Strep throat 
    ... an infection with a bacteria called group A streptococcus. ... Christiaens T. Different antibiotic treatments for group A streptococcal pharyngitis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev . 202116;3(3): ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000639.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Streptococcal screen 
    A streptococcal screen is a test to detect group A streptococcus. This type of bacteria is the most common ... The swab is tested to identify group A streptococcus. It takes about 7 minutes to get the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003745.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Scarlet fever 
    ... by an infection with bacteria called group A streptococcus . This is the same bacteria that cause strep ... Throat culture that shows bacteria from group A streptococcus Throat swab to do a test called rapid ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000974.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Group B streptococcus - pregnancy 
    Group B streptococcus (GBS) is a type of bacteria that some women carry in their intestines and vagina. It is not ... chap 50. Pannaraj PS, Baker CJ. Group B streptococcal infections. In: Cherry J, Harrison GJ, Kaplan SL, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000511.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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