Streptococci
Written by Dr. T. M. Wassenaar Tuesday, 23 December 2008
View the organism: Streptococcus pneumoniae under the microscope (courtesy D. Kunkel)Collection sites, home-pages
Fact sheets, consumer guides, general information
- Group A streptococcal infections (Healthanswers.com)
- Frequently asked questions on Group A Streptococcus (CDC)
- Streptococcal pharyngitis, or Strep throat MyWebMD: Adam.com
- Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome Kidsheah.org for parents
- Streptococci in the Bad Bug Book USFDA
- Streptococcus pyogenes from Uni Wisconson Microtextbook
- streptococci killing white blood cells (cells alive)
- Flesh eating bacteria (BioInteractive), and a horror story about a real case from 'Lee Spark NF Foundation'
- Impetigo: skin infection by Streptococci (MayoHealth)
- Strep throat now, heart problems later? (MayoHealth)
- Group A Streptococcus
Lectures
- A brief introduction to the Streptococci by Rockefeller Uni
- Streptococcus in Microbook (MJ Patterson)
- "A lethal scratch" a story about streps, treatment, and the danger of misjudgement (T. Dayer, Encyclopaedia Brittanica)
Scientific papers
- Antibiotic resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae (Vanderbilt Med. Center)
Scientific links
Last Updated on Tuesday, 30 November 1999


