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Streptococcal infection

MedGen UID:
20963
•Concept ID:
C0038395
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Infection, Streptococcal; Infections, Streptococcal; Streptococcal Infection; Streptococcal Infections
SNOMED CT: Streptococcal infectious disease (85769006); Streptococcosis (85769006); Streptococcal infection (85769006)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0021680

Definition

Any of the several infectious disorders caused by members of streptococcus, a genus of gram positive bacteria belonging to the family Streptococcaceae. Streptococcal infections are classified into Groups A, B, C, D and G. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Progress in Diagnosis and Treatment of Neonatal Sepsis: A Review Article.
Yadav P, Yadav SK
JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc 2022 Mar 11;60(247):318-324. doi: 10.31729/jnma.7324. PMID: 35633256Free PMC Article
The 2020 Australian guideline for prevention, diagnosis and management of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease.
Ralph AP, Noonan S, Wade V, Currie BJ
Med J Aust 2021 Mar;214(5):220-227. Epub 2020 Nov 15 doi: 10.5694/mja2.50851. PMID: 33190309
Impetigo: diagnosis and treatment.
Hartman-Adams H, Banvard C, Juckett G
Am Fam Physician 2014 Aug 15;90(4):229-35. PMID: 25250996

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

ICU Management of Invasive β-Hemolytic Streptococcal Infections.
Babiker A, Kadri SS
Infect Dis Clin North Am 2022 Dec;36(4):861-887. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2022.07.007. PMID: 36328640
Progress in Diagnosis and Treatment of Neonatal Sepsis: A Review Article.
Yadav P, Yadav SK
JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc 2022 Mar 11;60(247):318-324. doi: 10.31729/jnma.7324. PMID: 35633256Free PMC Article
Acute Rheumatic Fever.
Lahiri S, Sanyahumbi A
Pediatr Rev 2021 May;42(5):221-232. doi: 10.1542/pir.2019-0288. PMID: 33931507
Post-Streptococcal Reactive Arthritis.
Bawazir Y, Towheed T, Anastassiades T
Curr Rheumatol Rev 2020;16(1):2-8. doi: 10.2174/1573397115666190808110337. PMID: 31393253
Infection-Related Glomerulonephritis.
Hunt EAK, Somers MJG
Pediatr Clin North Am 2019 Feb;66(1):59-72. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2018.08.005. PMID: 30454751

Diagnosis

Progress in Diagnosis and Treatment of Neonatal Sepsis: A Review Article.
Yadav P, Yadav SK
JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc 2022 Mar 11;60(247):318-324. doi: 10.31729/jnma.7324. PMID: 35633256Free PMC Article
Acute Rheumatic Fever.
Lahiri S, Sanyahumbi A
Pediatr Rev 2021 May;42(5):221-232. doi: 10.1542/pir.2019-0288. PMID: 33931507
Post-Streptococcal Reactive Arthritis.
Bawazir Y, Towheed T, Anastassiades T
Curr Rheumatol Rev 2020;16(1):2-8. doi: 10.2174/1573397115666190808110337. PMID: 31393253
Streptococcal acute pharyngitis.
Anjos LM, Marcondes MB, Lima MF, Mondelli AL, Okoshi MP
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 2014 Jul;47(4):409-13. doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0265-2013. PMID: 25229278
Rheumatic heart disease.
Marijon E, Mirabel M, Celermajer DS, Jouven X
Lancet 2012 Mar 10;379(9819):953-964. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61171-9. PMID: 22405798

Therapy

Post-Streptococcal Reactive Arthritis.
Bawazir Y, Towheed T, Anastassiades T
Curr Rheumatol Rev 2020;16(1):2-8. doi: 10.2174/1573397115666190808110337. PMID: 31393253
Impetigo: diagnosis and treatment.
Hartman-Adams H, Banvard C, Juckett G
Am Fam Physician 2014 Aug 15;90(4):229-35. PMID: 25250996
Streptococcal acute pharyngitis.
Anjos LM, Marcondes MB, Lima MF, Mondelli AL, Okoshi MP
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 2014 Jul;47(4):409-13. doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0265-2013. PMID: 25229278
Gram-positive toxic shock syndromes.
Lappin E, Ferguson AJ
Lancet Infect Dis 2009 May;9(5):281-90. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(09)70066-0. PMID: 19393958
Epstein-Barr virus infectious mononucleosis.
Ebell MH
Am Fam Physician 2004 Oct 1;70(7):1279-87. PMID: 15508538

Prognosis

Progress in Diagnosis and Treatment of Neonatal Sepsis: A Review Article.
Yadav P, Yadav SK
JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc 2022 Mar 11;60(247):318-324. doi: 10.31729/jnma.7324. PMID: 35633256Free PMC Article
Acute Rheumatic Fever.
Lahiri S, Sanyahumbi A
Pediatr Rev 2021 May;42(5):221-232. doi: 10.1542/pir.2019-0288. PMID: 33931507
Impetigo: diagnosis and treatment.
Hartman-Adams H, Banvard C, Juckett G
Am Fam Physician 2014 Aug 15;90(4):229-35. PMID: 25250996
Streptococcal acute pharyngitis.
Anjos LM, Marcondes MB, Lima MF, Mondelli AL, Okoshi MP
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 2014 Jul;47(4):409-13. doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0265-2013. PMID: 25229278
Epstein-Barr virus infectious mononucleosis.
Ebell MH
Am Fam Physician 2004 Oct 1;70(7):1279-87. PMID: 15508538

Clinical prediction guides

The role of social determinants of health in the risk and prevention of group A streptococcal infection, acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease: A systematic review.
Coffey PM, Ralph AP, Krause VL
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2018 Jun;12(6):e0006577. Epub 2018 Jun 13 doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006577. PMID: 29897915Free PMC Article
Severe invasive streptococcal infection by Streptococcus pyogenes and Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis.
Watanabe S, Takemoto N, Ogura K, Miyoshi-Akiyama T
Microbiol Immunol 2016 Jan;60(1):1-9. doi: 10.1111/1348-0421.12334. PMID: 26762200
Streptococcal acute pharyngitis.
Anjos LM, Marcondes MB, Lima MF, Mondelli AL, Okoshi MP
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 2014 Jul;47(4):409-13. doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0265-2013. PMID: 25229278
Guideline for the management of acute sore throat.
ESCMID Sore Throat Guideline Group, Pelucchi C, Grigoryan L, Galeone C, Esposito S, Huovinen P, Little P, Verheij T
Clin Microbiol Infect 2012 Apr;18 Suppl 1:1-28. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2012.03766.x. PMID: 22432746
Medium-size-vessel vasculitis.
Dillon MJ, Eleftheriou D, Brogan PA
Pediatr Nephrol 2010 Sep;25(9):1641-52. Epub 2009 Nov 28 doi: 10.1007/s00467-009-1336-1. PMID: 19946711Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Streptococcal Infections and Exacerbations in PANDAS: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Nielsen MØ, Köhler-Forsberg O, Hjorthøj C, Benros ME, Nordentoft M, Orlovska-Waast S
Pediatr Infect Dis J 2019 Feb;38(2):189-194. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002218. PMID: 30325890
The role of social determinants of health in the risk and prevention of group A streptococcal infection, acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease: A systematic review.
Coffey PM, Ralph AP, Krause VL
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2018 Jun;12(6):e0006577. Epub 2018 Jun 13 doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006577. PMID: 29897915Free PMC Article
Treatment of PANDAS and PANS: a systematic review.
Sigra S, Hesselmark E, Bejerot S
Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2018 Mar;86:51-65. Epub 2018 Jan 6 doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2018.01.001. PMID: 29309797
Systematic review of immunoglobulin use in paediatric neurological and neurodevelopmental disorders.
Gadian J, Kirk E, Holliday K, Lim M, Absoud M
Dev Med Child Neurol 2017 Feb;59(2):136-144. Epub 2016 Nov 30 doi: 10.1111/dmcn.13349. PMID: 27900773
Neonatal infections: group B streptococcus.
Heath PT, Jardine LA
BMJ Clin Evid 2014 Feb 28;2014 PMID: 24580886Free PMC Article

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