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... > Bacteria > Firmicutes > Lactobacillales > Streptococcaceae > Streptococcus > Streptococcus pyogenes
... > Bacteria > Gram-Positive Bacteria > Lactobacillales > Streptococcaceae > Streptococcus > Streptococcus pyogenes
... > Bacteria > Gram-Positive Bacteria > Gram-Positive Cocci > Streptococcaceae > Streptococcus > Streptococcus pyogenes

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Streptococcus pyogenes  

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Entry terms

  • Streptococcus Group A

Note

  • infection: coordinate with STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; note entry term BACTERIA, FLESH-EATING: consider also FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING

Scope note

  • A species of gram-positive, coccoid bacteria isolated from skin lesions, blood, inflammatory exudates, and the upper respiratory tract of humans. It is a group A hemolytic Streptococcus that can cause SCARLET FEVER and RHEUMATIC FEVER.

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