Nur 2026 I Human Case Study Fever Sore Throat Streptococcal Pharyngitis Complete Walkthrough With Exam Questions For 2025 2026
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4 reasons to treat #streptococcal #pharyngitis:
⬇️ duration of symptoms;
⬇️ suppurative complications;
⬇️ non-suppurative complications such as rheumatic heart disease
⬇️ transmission to close contacts

#streptococcal rapid test is highly specific, but only approximately 70% sensitive: cultures are done to pick up 30% missed by rapid tests.
No easy & immediate way to differentiate colonization & disease. ASO or Streptozyme tests are insensitive early in the course of infection.

#streptococcal #pharyngitis treat with penicillin V to reduce the likelihood of rheumatic fever

🎉🎉🎉 Congratulations to Stephan Brouwer for winning 3rd best poster at last week's #Lancefield International Symposium on #Streptococci and #Streptococcal Diseases in Brisbane.

🎌A Hokkaido University study published in @plosone.org reveals a link between maternal #selenium levels during #pregnancy and a reduced risk of #streptococcal #infections in #children. Important to have adequate but not excessive selenium intake during pregnancy. journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

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Prof. Androulla Efstratiou is Director of the WHO Global Collaborating Centre for Reference & Research on #Diphtheria and #Streptococcal Infections & Consultant Public Health Microbiologist at the UK Health Security Agency
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#streptococcal pneumoniae smaller outbreaks occur in crowded conditions(prisons, nursing home, military training). Groups at inc risk: extremes of age, underlying organ dysfunction (asplenia, chronic heart, lung, liver, kidney dz), IC (antibody defects, complement deficiency, neutropenia, malignancy

Injection of illicit drugs and unstable housing are risk factors for invasive group A #streptococcal #GAS infections. #Xylazine has been associated with necrosis, which could facilitate entry of bacteria into the bloodstream.

Notes from the Field: Group A Streptococcus Bacteremia... This report describes the percentage of children and adolescents ages 3–17 years who were ever diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.

#xylazine associated injection drug use leading to group A #streptococcal #GAS #bacteremia www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...

Mystery in Japan as dangerous streptococcal infections soar to record levels Health officials racing to identify cause of rise in streptococcal toxic shock syndrome – known as the ‘flesh-eating disease’ – which has a 30% fatality rate

Mystery in #Japan as dangerous #streptococcal infections soar to record levels - www.theguardian.com/world/2024/m... "Health officials racing to identify cause of rise in streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, which has a 30% fatality rate"