Streptococcus Sentence Examples

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  • Other common causative organisms include other Gram-negative aerobes, Streptococcus spp. and anaerobes.

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  • Culture of throat and arm swabs from the donors of this unit did not isolate any group B streptococcus.

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  • The foam inside the camera was found to have a strain of the bacterium streptococcus mitis still living inside it.

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  • Streptococcus tends to manifest itself with skin erosions and pustular lesions.

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  • Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most common cause, accounting for nearly 40% of infections.

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  • Rawson, the Navigator, had to be operated on for a streptococcus throat infection.

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  • Among the bacteria that cause sore throats, the streptococcus group A is the most common.

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  • The urinary tract is the most common site of infection but Streptococcus faecalis may not be the only organism responsible.

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  • The foam inside the camera was found to have a strain of the bacterium Streptococcus mitis still living inside it.

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  • Streptococcal (strep) infections are communicable diseases that develop when bacteria of the family Streptococcus invade parts of the body and contaminate blood or tissue.

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  • Parents should be aware that children with sickle cell anemia are also at increased risk of infection, especially from the Streptococcus pneumonia and H. influenzae bacteria.

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  • Due to a resemblance between Group A streptococcus bacteria's antigens and antigens present on the body's own cells, the antibodies may mistakenly attack the body itself.

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  • In either case, it must also be proved that the individual has had a previous infection with streptococcus.

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  • Other types of bacteria are also occasionally responsible for this infection, including some types of Streptococcus bacteria and the bacteria responsible for causing diphtheria.

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  • Although several microorganisms found in the mouth can cause tooth decay, the primary disease agent appears to be Streptococcus mutans.

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  • Scalp infections with the herpes virus or group B streptococcus are possible, and concern has been raised regarding the potential for enhancing transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

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  • Streptococcus pyogenes, the bacterium that causes "strep" throat, is the most common bacterial agent responsible for tonsillitis.

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  • Streptococcus pyogenes-A common bacterium that causes strep throat and can also cause tonsillitis.

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  • The skin pathogens streptococcus and staphylococcus are most frequently involved in skin infections from piercing.

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  • Adults are more frequently infected with bacteria such as Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Staphylococcus aureus.

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  • Streptococcus pneumoniae, the most common organism causing pneumonia, has a significantly lower death rate of about 5 percent.

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  • A specific vaccine against Streptococcus pneumoniae can be protective for people with chronic illnesses.

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  • A person with strep throat suddenly develops a painful sore throat one to five days after being exposed to the streptococcus bacteria.

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  • The rash is a reaction to toxins released by the streptococcus bacteria.

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  • It does not occur if all the streptococcus bacteria are killed within the first ten to 12 days after infection.

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  • Usually the streptococcus bacteria enters the body through a skin wound.

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  • Fortunately, this complication of a streptococcus infection is very rare.

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  • Streptococcus, Staphocococcus, and bowel bacteria are the primary pyogenic organisms.

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  • Streptococcus pneumoniae causes about 33 percent of all cases, while Haemophilus influenzae causes about 25 percent of all cases.

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  • Most children have had at least one episode of pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae.

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  • Perinatal transmission of group beta streptococcus causes neonatal infection in one to five out of every 1,000 live births, and rubella (German measles), 0.02 out of every 1,000 live births.

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  • Group beta streptococcus (GBS) infection is the most common bacterial cause of infection and death in newborn infants.

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  • Group beta streptococcus (GBS) can be detected by a vaginal or rectal swab culture and sometimes from a urine culture.

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  • Co-infection-Concurrent infection of a cell or organism with two microorganisms (pneumonia caused by coinfection with a cytomegalovirus and streptococcus).

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  • The three most common bacteria are Streptococcus pneumoniae (responsible for 25-50% of cases), Haemophilus influenzae (15-30%), and Moraxella catarrhalis (3-20%).

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  • Strep throat-An infection of the throat caused by Streptococcus bacteria.

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  • Most of these secondary infections are caused by Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes.

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  • The bacterial species most commonly found in animal bite wounds include Pasteurella multocida, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas sp., and Streptococcus sp.

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  • The most common bacteria involved in skin infections are Streptococcus and Staphylococcus.

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  • It is probable that the kidneys also have an internal secretion, and that the great oedema sometimes found in kidney disease is rather due to the action of some proteid body resembling in its effects the streptococcus anti-toxin, than to accumulation of water due to imperfect action of the kidney.

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  • When the disease attacks the larvae before they are sealed over Bacillus alvei is present, usually associated with Streptococcus apis, which latter imparts a sour smell to the dead brood.

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  • The organism Streptococcus pneumoniae is a non-motile, facultatively anaerobic, gram positive, encapsulated coccus, growing in pairs and short chains.

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  • Streptococcus produce the enzyme hyaluronidase which hydrolyses hyaluronic acid, a polysaccharide component responsible for binding cells together.

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  • Streptococcus viridans was the organism most frequently isolated from blood.

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  • The culture of the bacteriological swab from the left ear had shown beta haemolytic streptococcus.

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  • The strain of streptococcus that causes scarlet fever, unlike the one that causes most strep throats, produces an erythrogenic toxin, which causes the skin to flush.

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  • Symptoms usually appear one to three days after being exposed to the group A streptococcus S. pyogenes.

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  • If the organism is a group A hemolytic streptococcus, an area immediately around the bacterial colony will show hemolysis (the breaking up or lysing of red blood cells), leaving a clear zone surrounding the colony.

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  • Similarly, meningitis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae is also called pneumococcal meningitis.

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  • As of 2004, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Neisseria meningitidis were the leading causes of bacterial meningitis.

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  • Specifically, there are vaccines against Hib and against some strains of N. meningitidis and many types of Streptococcus pneumoniae.

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  • Blood cultures may be positive, most often for a species of staphylococcus or streptococcus.

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  • Bacterial conjunctivitis can occur in adults and children and is caused by organisms such as Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, and Hemophilus.

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  • Throat infection with a member of the Group A streptococcus (strep) bacteria is a common problem among school-aged children.

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  • In the 1990s, outbreaks of a virulent strain of group A streptococcus were reported to cause a toxic-shock-like illness and a severe invasive infection called necrotizing fasciitis, which destroys skin and muscle tissue.

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