An in-depth examination of the entire range of streptococcal diseases, including related organisms (pneumococci and enterococci). Recent outbreaks of invasive streptococcal infections ("flesh eating" bacteria and toxic shock), the increasing incidence of multiple antibiotic resistance, and the drive to develop effective vaccines have brought strep ...
Group B Streptococcus is a type of bacteria that mostly affects infants, the elderly, and those with immune systems compromised due to other diseases. It can cause severe infection and meningitis. Approximately 19,000 cases occur annually in the United States, and it's the most common cause of life-threatening infections in newborns. This ...
- Background information to build content-area knowledge including: Scientific timelines, words to know, job descriptions, and seminal cases - Chapter Summaries and questions that recap the evidence: You're The Medical Examiner - Reading Cues and Clues: Prompts, call-outs, highlighted words, diagrams, and primary sources - Field Guides and Tools: ...
This book is devoted entirely to methods developed in and for studies of members of the bacterial family Streptococcaceae. Many of the studies that have been conducted on the Streptococcaceae were initiated because of the diseases they cause, or to enhance their utility from an industrial perspective. However, the results of many of these ...
Review of accurate diagnosis of this condition, underlying microbiology of the pathogen involved, and antimicrobial treatment options. Appropriate antimicrobial selection and rational for treatment recommendatons are presented, along with causes for antimicrobial treatment failures and complications of streptococcal pharyngitis.
This is an historical review of the development of our knowledge of the clinical picture, etiology, pathogenesis, and prevention of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease over the past four centuries. Benedict Massell examines the major contributions of both clinicians and investigators to our current understanding of rheumatic fever as a ...
This series teaches children good health habits by providing easy-to-read information on the causes, symptoms, treatment, and prevention of common childhood ailments.
Group A streptococcal pharyngitis is one of the most common, but also controversial infections clinicians are faced with every day. Clinical diagnosis is often not specific; laboratory data can be misleading and are frequently misinterpreted. Despite the in vitro effectiveness of penicillin, it does not always eradicate the organism from the upper ...
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