Group A Strep Cross-Infection

Article by Dr. Anderson focuses on Group A Strep infection in pregnancy.

Group A β-hemolytic Streptococcal Infection in Children and the Resultant Neuro-psychiatric Disorder a Cross Sectional Study Tehran, Iran

Introduction: Group A Beta-Hemolytic Streptococcus (GABHS) can induce PANDAS (pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infection). GABHS is the most important and common bacterial cause of acute pharyngitis in Iranian children. We studied the role of GABHS (anti-streptococcal antibodies) in suspected cases of PANDAS in a cross sectional studies. Method...

Comparison of Directigen Group A Strep Test with a traditional culture technique for detection of group A beta-hemolytic streptococci.

The Directigen Group A Strep Test (DGAST), a new rapid method of detecting group A beta-hemolytic streptococci directly from throat swabs, was compared with a traditional culture technique for the detection of group A beta-hemolytic streptococci. Five hundred oropharyngeal swabs from pediatric and adult patients were cultured and then processed by using the DGAST. Of the 144 specimens positive ...

Use of swabs without transport media for the Gen-Probe Group A Strep Direct Test.

For several years we used rayon or Dacron swabs with liquid transport media for collection and transport of throat swab specimens for testing with the Gen-Probe Group A Strep Direct Test (GASDT). A report of favorable results with a Dacron swab without any transport media for GASDT by another laboratory prompted us to compare detection of group A streptococci (GAS) with and without transport me...

BD Group A Selective Strep Agar with 5% Sheep Blood (ssA)

PRINCIPLES AND EXPLANATION OF THE PROCEDURE Microbiological method. Infection with Lancefield group A streptococci (Streptococcus pyogenes) may produce serious sequelae such as rheumatic fever and acute glomerulonephritis. Therefore, early detection and identification are important. Because of the overgrowth of normal flora present in throat culture specimens plated on routine blood agar plates...