Open AccessBeta-Haemolytic Group A, C and G Streptococcal Infections in Southern Hungary: A 10-Year Population-Based Retrospective Survey (2008–2017) and a Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
Márió Gajdács,
Marianna Ábrók,
Andrea Lázár,
Katalin Burián
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
infection and drug resistance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.033
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1178-6973
DOI - 10.2147/idr.s279157
Subject(s) - pharyngitis , clindamycin , penicillin , medicine , streptococcus pyogenes , group a , erythromycin , streptococcus , synovial fluid , throat culture , microbiology and biotechnology , gastroenterology , biology , antibiotics , bacteria , pathology , staphylococcus aureus , genetics , alternative medicine , osteoarthritis
Pyogenic β-hemolytic streptococci (including Group A, C and G Streptococcus ) are some of the most important Gram-positive bacterial pathogens in human medicine. Although effective therapy is available, invasive streptococcal infections are associated with a significant disease burden.