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social science subjects > health and social care > global health > systemic diseases > streptococcal infections
... > social science subjects > health and social care > global health > systemic diseases > bacterial infections > gram positive bacterial infections > streptococcal infections
... > social science subjects > sociology > environmental, urban and regional sociology > environmental sociology > biology and chemistry > disease > communicable diseases > bacterial infections > gram positive bacterial infections > streptococcal infections
... > social science subjects > sociology > environmental, urban and regional sociology > environmental sociology > society > disease > communicable diseases > bacterial infections > gram positive bacterial infections > streptococcal infections
... > social science subjects > health and social care > medical science > disease > communicable diseases > bacterial infections > gram positive bacterial infections > streptococcal infections
... > other subjects > natural sciences > life sciences > medical science > disease > communicable diseases > bacterial infections > gram positive bacterial infections > streptococcal infections
... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > poverty > effects of poverty > disease > communicable diseases > bacterial infections > gram positive bacterial infections > streptococcal infections
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health care quality, access, and evaluation > health services research > disease, disability, health, and health behavior > disease > communicable diseases > bacterial infections > gram positive bacterial infections > streptococcal infections

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streptococcal infections  

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  • Streptococcus species are spherical gram positive bacteria that grow in chains or pairs. Streptococcus species are a major cause of human disease and are the etiologic organisms for many cases of meningitis, pneumonia, sepsis, endocarditis, strep throat, and necrotizing fasciitis. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; Streptococcal Infections]

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