Streptococcus

Introduction: Streptococcus

Description of Streptococcus

Streptococcus (medical condition): Infections caused by the streptococcus bacteria. The two most common strains are streptococcus A and streptococcus B. Strep A can cause a number of conditions ranging from mild (e.g. impetigo, tonsillitis and strep throat) to severe (e.g. toxic ...more

Streptococcus: See also:

Streptococcal Infections:
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Streptococcus: , pl. streptococci A term used to refer to any member of the genus Streptococcus.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Streptococcus: genus of gram positive, coccoid bacteria whose organisms occur in pairs or chains; no endospores are produced; many species exist as commensals or parasites on man or animals with some being highly pathogenic; a few species are saprophytes and occur in the natural environment.
Source: CRISP

Streptococcus: A genus of gram-positive, coccoid bacteria whose organisms occur in pairs or chains. No endospores are produced. Many species exist as commensals or parasites on man or animals with some being highly pathogenic. A few species are saprophytes and occur in the natural environment.
Source: MeSH 2007

Streptococcus as a Disease

Streptococcus: Another name for Streptococcal Infections (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Streptococcal Infections
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  »Treatments for Streptococcal Infections

Streptococcus: Related Diseases

Streptococcus: Streptococcus is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Bacterial diseases
• Diseases contagious from intravenous needles

Symptoms of Streptococcus (Streptococcal Infections)

Some of the symptoms of Streptococcus incude:

• Pin
• Fever
• Altered mental status
• Soft tissue infection
• Chills

See full list of 10 symptoms of Streptococcus (Streptococcal Infections)

Treatments for Streptococcus (Streptococcal Infections)

Treatments for Streptococcus (Streptococcal Infections) include:

• Antibiotics
  • Penicillin
  • Erythromycin
  • Clindamycin

See full list of 4 treatments for Streptococcus

Treatment of Streptococcus: For more treatment information about Streptococcus, see treatment of Streptococcal Infections (Streptococcus)

Streptococcus: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Streptococcus:

• osteomyelitis
• brain abscess
• pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections syndrome
• PANDAS syndrome
• streptococcosis
• tonsillopharyngeal erythema
• a red edematous uvula
• palatal petechiae

Terms associated with Streptococcus:

More specific terms for Streptococcus:

• Streptococcus agalactiae
• Streptococcus pneumoniae
• Streptococcus pyogenes
• Streptococcus bovis
• Streptococcus suis
• Streptococcus equi
• Viridans Streptococci
• Streptococcus thermophilus

Source - MeSH 2007

• Streptococcus agalactiae
• Streptococcus lactis
• Streptococcus mitis
• Streptococcus mutans
• Streptococcus pneumoniae
• Streptococcus pyogenes
• Streptococcus salivarius
• Streptococcus sanguis

Source - CRISP

Broader terms for Streptococcus

• Streptococcaceae

Source - MeSH 2007

• bacteria

Source - CRISP

The term Streptococcus can be used for:

• Streptococcus bovis
• Streptococcus sobrinus

Source: CRISP

Other terms that may be related to Streptococcus:

• gram positive bacteria

Source: CRISP

The description of Streptococcus may also be used for the following terms:

• Streptococcus oralis

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Streptococcus

The following list attempts to classify Streptococcus into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Bacteria
  • Gram-Positive Bacteria
    • Gram-Positive Cocci
      • Streptococcaceae
        • Streptococcus

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