The beta hemolytic organisms (Streptococcus pyogenes and Streptococcus agalactiae) are tested with Taxos A (bacitracin). A zone of inhibition of growth around the Taxos disc indicates that the ...
Among children treated with an oral agent, the recurrence rate was 16/42 (38.1%) following penicillin or amoxicillin and 10/36 (27.8%) following a beta-lactamase resistant agent (adjusted odds ...
Rheumatic heart disease is a chronic condition that results years after acute rheumatic fever, which is caused by group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus pyogenes. This organism produces a ...