AIMC Topic: Streptococcal Infections

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Machine Learning for Clinical Decision Support of Acute Streptococcal Pharyngitis: A Pilot Study.

The Israel Medical Association journal : IMAJ
BACKGROUND: Group A Streptococcus (GAS) is the predominant bacterial pathogen of pharyngitis in children. However, distinguishing GAS from viral pharyngitis is sometimes difficult. Unnecessary antibiotic use contributes to unwanted side effects, such...

[Reference values of antistreptolysin O and asymptomatic carriers of β-hemolytic streptococci in adolescents and adults at Municipality Francisco Linares Alcántara, Venezuela].

Revista chilena de infectologia : organo oficial de la Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia
INTRODUCTION: β-hemolytic streptococci (Streptococcus pyogenes) groups A, C or G, secretes streptolysin O, toxin which causes in the infected individual an adaptive humoral immune response with production of serum antibodies called anti-streptolysin ...