In a 17-month-old girl an upper-respiratory-tract infection acutely developed. Group A beta-hemolytic streptococci were found on throat culture. She was treated with erythromycin. No clinical ...

Blood and uterine cultures obtained on March 13 revealed Group A beta-hemolytic streptococci, Type 1. The course was entirely uncomplicated thereafter, and the patient was discharged on the 8th ...

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 ...