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Descriptor
English
:
Streptococcus pyogenes
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Streptococcus pyogenes
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Streptococcus pyogenes
Synonyms
English
:
Bacteria, Flesh-Eating
Flesh-Eating Bacteria
Streptococcus Group A
Tree Number:
B03.353.750.737.872.575
B03.510.400.800.872.575
B03.510.550.737.872.575
Definition
English
:
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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
infection
: coordinate IM with
STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS
(IM); note entry term
BACTERIA
, FLESH-EATING: consider also
FASCIITIS
, NECROTIZING; DF: STREP PYOGENES
See Related
English
:
Picibanil
Streptolysins
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EN
enzymology
GE
genetics
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PY
pathogenicity
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
13684
Unique Identifier:
D013297
Occurrence in VHL
:
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