The House That Streptococcal Built and Other Tales of Bedside Manner
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thisfullhousePosted
Tue 13 Oct 2009 10:01pm
A Self Portrait at Thirteen
At ten, she was diagnosed with strep throat, nine times and was my only kid to have gone through surgery, twice, and well, did I mention she was born on a Wednesday?
"Yes, it's positive, your son has strep throat."
My ten-year-old son, however, is not a very good patient.
"I...[snorf]...hate...[cough
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Strep Throat
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Tom PlamondonPosted
Tue 30 Jun 2009 5:54pm
02/07/09
Strep throat is a bacterial infection of the throat. The infection is caused by Sreptococcus (Group A Beta Hemolytic Strep) bacteria. It is transmitted through the saliva and/or nasal secretions. Streptococcusbacteria takes 2-5 days to incubate in the upper respiratory tract and people with strep throat remain contagious for 1-3
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Health Tip: Warning Signs That You Have Strep Throat
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Medline PlusPosted
Wed 18 Aug 2010 6:00am
Here are some typical symptoms
By Diana Kohnle
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
(HealthDay News) -- Strep throat is a nasty infection, dubbed "strep" because it's caused by streptococcusbacteria.
The American Academy of Family Physicians says common symptoms of strep throat include:
Having a fever.
Having
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New Research Traces Evolutionary Path Of Multidrug Resistant Strep Bacteria
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Ed H.Posted
Fri 28 Jan 2011 6:45pm
Despite penicillin and the dozens of antibiotics that followed it, streptococcusbacteria have remained a major threat to health throughout the world. The reason... and the Sanger Institute have used full genome sequencing to identify the precise steps in the molecular evolution of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Their research shows the changes the genome
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Strep. Yep, I said it. Strep.
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Heather M.Posted
Fri 20 Nov 2009 10:04pm
Mikey has Strep. I must say that I'm not surprised since it seems like he gets some sort of throat illness every Fall. He told me late Friday that he had a sore throat. I... fine, so I cancelled it again.
Finally, by afternoon he said his throat hurt again so I made an appt and stuck to it.
He has Strep.
He's on antibiotics.
I'm going
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Strepstrep and sinuses
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Francine R.Posted
Tue 15 Dec 2009 7:57pm
That's my kids. After being up with Sofia three nights in a row, with a continuous fever and drippy nose, I finally took her to the pediatrician yesterday morning. Yup, strep. Quick-test didn't even take 5 minutes.
So meds for her. Monday was still rough, since she still had a fever, wouldn't eat or drink, and complained of a tummy ache
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More Than a Third of Kids With Sore Throat Likely Have Strep A
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Poh Tin TanPosted
Wed 11 Aug 2010 8:57pm
A streptococcal infection, a new meta-analysis shows. Furthermore, about one in every eight healthy kids is a carrier.
Those numbers are drawn from 29 studies with data on the prevalence of group A Streptococcus (GAS) in pharyngeal specimens in children younger than 18 years.
Writing online today in Pediatrics, lead author Dr. Nader Shaikh of Children's Hospital
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