Streptococcal infection observed in the autumn of 1995.
Near patient testing demonstrated an unusual infection pattern with a high incidence of Lancefield group D beta-haemolytic streptococci in patients with pharyngitis and tonsillitis in a London general practice. This raises questions regarding the epidemiology of this streptococcus strain, which is not usually associated with upper respiratory infections.
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000382:microbiology; D012621:Seasons; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000382:microbiology