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Streptococcal Infections

Streptococcal Infections: Introduction

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 shock syndrome and necrotizing fasciitis). Streptococcus B usually causes infection in newborn babies, old people and people with other conditions such as diabetes or liver disease. ...more »

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Streptococcal Infections: Complications

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Causes of Streptococcal Infections

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Misdiagnosis and Streptococcal Infections

Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely to cause some level of diarrhea in patients. The reason is that antibiotics kill off not only "bad" bacteria, but can also kill the "good" bacteria in the gut. This leads to "digestive imbalance" where there are too few remaining "good" bacteria in the digestive system. The treatment is typically to use "probiotics", such as by eating yoghurt cultures containing more of the good bacteria. See digestive imbalance and probiotics....read more »

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Clinical Trials for Streptococcal Infections

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