Streptococcal Disease

Streptococcal disease is caused by a bacteria known as group A beta-haemolytic streptococcus. It is a common infection that can occasionally lead to serious complications such as rheumatic fever and kidney disease. Group A streptococcus can also cause flesh eating disease but this is extremely rare. Streptococcal skin infection (Impetigo) is usually superficial but may later cause kidney disease.

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Reviewed May 2011


 


 

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Title:   Group B streptococcus
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   It is normal to have a large number of different bacteria growing in the vagina of a healthy woman.
Date:   Oct 2011
Title:   Streptococcal infection - group B
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Group B streptococcal bacteria can cause a wide range of illnesses. One to four out of every 1,000 newborns contract group B streptococcal infection (GBS) from their mothers during childbirth. Life-threatening complications include blood poisoning, meningitis and pneumonia. A pregnant woman with GBS can be easily treated with intravenous antibiotics.
Date:   Mar 2011
Title:   Pneumovax® 23: Recall of vaccine batch N3336
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Recall of Vaccine Batch N3336 Pneumovax® 23
Date:   Mar 2011
Title:   Scarlet fever
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Scarlet fever is a serious disease of childhood which can have long lasting effects.
Date:   Jun 2010
Title:   Streptococcal infection - group A
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Streptococcal infection - group A is also known as streptococcal disease. It is caused by a bacterium known as Group A (beta-haemolytic) Streptococcus. It can cause sore throat (pharyngitis), scarlet fever or serious complications in rare cases. Occasionally streptococcal infection - group A can lead to serious complications such as rheumatic fever, which can affect the heart, and kidney disease (glomerulonephritis).
Date:   Apr 2010
Title:   Group B streptococcus and pregnancy - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Group B streptococcus (group B strep) is a common bacterium that is found in the body. It is usually harmless in adults. Sometimes, however, a woman who has group B strep can infect her baby during delivery.
Date:   Jul 2009
Title:   Intrapartum antibiotics for known maternal Group B streptococcal colonization
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Women, men and children of all ages can be colonized with Group B streptococcus (GBS) bacteria without having any symptoms; bacteria are particularly found in the gastrointestinal tract, vagina and urethra. This is the situation in both developed and de...
Date:   Apr 2009
Title:   Vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE)
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of vancomycin resistant enterococci by professional health specialists.
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Scarlet fever (scarlatina)
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of scarlet fever by professional health specialists.
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Short versus standard duration antibiotic therapy for acute streptococcal pharyngitis in children
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Streptococcal throat infection is very common. A 10-day course of penicillin is prescribed mainly to protect against the complication of acute rheumatic fever, which occurs approximately 20 days after streptococcal throat or scarlet fever, and causes da...
Date:   Nov 2007
Title:   Vaginal chlorhexidine during labour to prevent early-onset neonatal group B streptococcal infection
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Not enough evidence to show that washing the vagina with chlorhexidine during labour reduces group B streptococcal infections in babies. A woman's vagina normally contains numerous bacteria that generally pose no problems to her or to her baby. However,...
Date:   Sep 2007
Title:   Vulval disease in childhood
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Prepubertal girls with vulvovaginitis usually have a dermatological problem. Most vulval disease in children can be diagnosed on history and examination alone and no investigation, except for a bacterial swab, is required.
Date:   Aug 2005
Title:   Intramuscular penicillin for the prevention of early onset group B streptococcal infection in newborn infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Not enough evidence to know whether giving antibiotics as a routine to new born babies reduces group B streptococcus infection in the first week of life. Group-B Streptococcus (GBS) is a common bacteria which can be passed from the mother to the newborn...
Date:   Jan 2004
Title:   Antistreptococcal interventions for guttate and chronic plaque psoriasis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Psoriasis, a disease which produces scaly pink patches on the skin, often gets worse after a bacterial throat infection or tonsillitis. When someone with psoriasis has a throat infection, antibiotics are sometimes used in an attempt to prevent this from...
Date:   Jan 2000

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