Antibiotics are often prescribed to treat infections caused by group B Streptococcus; however, inappropriate use of antibiotics can develop resistance. Because this, the research was carried out with aim evaluating in vitro effect hydroalcoholic extract Caesalpinia spinosa (Molina) Kuntze known as Taya or Tara on viability β-hemolytic streptococci; an experimental investigation increasing stimu...

The question of the relationship of streptococci to the etiology of infectious arthritis and of rheumatic fever is of the utmost importance. If a streptococcus or group of streptococci could be shown to be associated See PDF for Structure with either disease, some form of specific treatment might be available. The possibility of primary streptococcic infection as the cause of rheumatic fever, a...

OBJECTIVES To identify the common bacteria in recent peritonsillar abscesses and the prevalence of antibiotic resistance and compare both between adults and children. METHODS This is a retrospective chart review at a single academic institution of patients who underwent either incision and drainage or tonsillectomy for a peritonsillar abscess between 2002 and 2012 (n=69). Medical records were...

The relationships among the hemolytic streptococci have been greatly clarified by the fundamental work of Lancefield (1). She has shown that these organisms may be classified into groups on the basis of a precipitin reaction and ample evidence has accumulated (2, 3) to show that almost all human infections are caused by members of her Group A. Strains of the groups from B to K are responsible f...

The results of the present study may be briefly summarized as follows. Acid production and sensitivity to methylene blue of 55 strains of methemoglobin-forming streptococci from various sources were studied to determine whether it is possible on the basis of these reactions to differentiate strains of human, bovine, and dairy origin. Twelve strains were isolated from human infections, 6 from bo...

1\1 protein is well established as a determinant of virulence in lhuman infections due to the group A hemolytic streptococcus and as the stimulus for the production of type-specific MA protein antibodies(l). However, there are numerOUS instances documented(2-5) and undocumented, of infections as well as cases of rlheumatic fever and nephritis in wlhiclh strains of group A hemolytic streptococci...