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Streptococcus pyogenes

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Definition: 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.  infection: coordinate IM with STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS (IM); note entry term BACTERIA, FLESH-EATING: consider also FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; DF: STREP PYOGENES   
See Also Picibanil; Streptolysins 		Other names Streptococcus Group A; Flesh-Eating Bacteria; Bacteria, Flesh-Eating
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
hexavalent group A streptococcal vaccine  0   *Streptococcal Vaccines Streptococcus pyogenes. JAMA 2004 Aug 11;292(6):709-15
mitogenic factor, Streptococcus  0   *Bacterial Proteins Streptococcus pyogenes. FEBS Lett 1993 Sep 27;331(1-2):187-92
streptococcal group A cell wall carbohydrate  0   *Polysaccharides, Bacterial Streptococcus pyogenes. Immunogenetics 1985;21(1):1
buccalin vaccine  0   *Bacterial Vaccines Haemophilus influenzae Staphylococcus aureus Streptococcus pneumoniae Streptococcus pyogenes. Ann Immunol (Paris) 1984;135C(3):345
nephritis-strain associated protein, group A Streptococcus  0   *Bacterial Proteins Antigens, Bacterial Glomerulonephritis Streptococcus pyogenes. Nippon Ika Daigaku Zasshi 1984;51(3):339
complement C5a-inhibitors  0   *Serine Endopeptidases Streptococcus pyogenes. N Engl J Med 1984;311(5):287
streptococcal polysaccharide group A  0   *Polysaccharides, Bacterial Streptococcus pyogenes. Hoppe Seylers Z Physiol Chem 1982;363(9):1069
streptococcal group A mitogen  0   *Bacterial Proteins Streptococcus pyogenes. Cell Immunol 1982;68(1):146
streptolysin S precursor  0   *Streptolysins Bacterial Proteins Streptococcus pyogenes. Infect Immun 1981;31(1):386
D 53  67880-78-8 D 53  *Haemophilus Vaccines *Pneumococcal Vaccines *Streptococcal Vaccines Haemophilus influenzae/immunology Klebsiella pneumoniae/immunology Ribosomes/immunology Streptococcus pneumoniae/immunology Streptococcus pyogenes/immunology. Arzneim Forsch 1980;30(1a):187-220
streptocin  1404-67-7   *Bacteriocins Streptococcus pyogenes. J Gen Microbiol 79(1):167;1973
antistreptopolysaccharide  0   *Antibodies, Bacterial *Polysaccharides, Bacterial Streptococcus/immunology Streptococcus pyogenes. Singapore Med J 14(3):452;1973

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