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BACTERIOLOGY LECTURE
Streptococcus (Midterm)
Streptocccus pyogenes
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What is the virulence streptococcus pyogenes
M protein
Other products produce by S. pyogenes include?
streptolysin O
(SLO)
What is Streptolysin S characterized as?
Oxygen
stable and
nonimmunogenic
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Some strains of S. pyogenes cause a red spreading rash, referred to as ?
Scarlet fever
Scarlet fever is caused by
streptococcal
pyrogenic exotoxin
streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin if formally known
erythrogenic
toxins
The most common clinical manifestation of GAS (Group A Streptococcal Infection) are
pharyngitis
and
tonsillitis
S. pyogenes colonizes in the _ and _?
throat and skin on humans
Infections resulting from S. pyogenes include
Pharyngitis
, scarlet fever, or
pyodermal
infection