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9780791083468

Streptococcus Group a

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  • ISBN13:

    9780791083468

  • ISBN10:

    0791083462

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2004-08-01
  • Publisher: Chelsea House Pub
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Summary

Discusses the bacterium that causes a range of diseases including scarlet fever, strep throat, and the "flesh-eating disease," and examines the ongoing medical battle against group A streptococci.

Table of Contents

Foreword
David Heymann, World Health Organization
6(2)
1. One Bacterium, Many Different Diseases 8(10)
2. Basic Microbiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment of the Group A Streptococcus 18(10)
3. Superficial Infections: Streptococcal Pharyngitis and Impetigo 28(6)
4. Scarlet Fever 34(10)
5. Resurgence of an Old Pathogen: Invasive Streptococcal Diseases 44(10)
6. Post-Streptococcal Complications 54(12)
7. Virulence Factors of Group A Streptococci 66(20)
8. Vaccine Prospects and the Future of the Group A Streptococcus 86(6)
Glossary 92(8)
Bibliography 100(4)
Further Reading 104(1)
Websites 105(1)
Index 106

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Excerpts

Streptococcus refers to any of a number of bacteria in the Streptococcus genus. Some of these bacteria live on humans or other hosts without causing harm, while others invade and cause illness, perhaps the most common of which is popularly referred to as strep throat.

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