A 4-year-old boy developed epiglottitis with fever, sore throat and inspiratory stridor over the course of an afternoon. By direct epiglottic culture group G Streptococcus was identified as the ...

BETA-hemolytic streptococci of Lancefield Group B have been implicated in human disease almost from the time when the precipitin-grouping technic first came into use. 1–3 Since that time additional ...

When strep is suspected, you should discuss the diagnostic tests to be used and their limitations with your doctor. Q: My daughter is 14 years old and had a bad sore throat about a month ago. We took ...