Health and Medical Guide to Know Your Eyes, Nose, Throat and Ears Streptococcal Infections Health information topics about Streptococcal Infections: Children 1. Strep Throat (Group A Streptococci Infections) Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/strep_throat.html 2. Scarlet Fever Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/scarlet_fever.html 3. Scoop on Strep Throat Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/ill_injure/sick/strep_throat.html Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Streptococcal Infections National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D013290&recruiting... 2. ClinicalTrials.gov: Scarlet Fever National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D012541&recruiting... Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. Strep Throat Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/strep/test.html 2. Strep Screen/Throat Culture Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/sick/labtest11.html Genetics 1. Genomeâ??Wide Analysis Provides Detailed Und National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jul2004/niaid-26.htm National Institutes of Health 1. Group A Streptococcal Infections National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/strep.htm Organizations 1. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disea http://www.niaid.nih.gov/ 2. National Center for Infectious Diseases http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/index.htm Overviews 1. Group B Streptococcal Disease (GBS) National Center for Infectious Diseases http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/groupbstrep_g.htm 2. Group A Streptococcal (GAS) Disease National Center for Infectious Diseases http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/groupastreptococcal_g.htm 3. Group B Strep Disease: Frequently Asked Questions Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/groupBstrep/gbs/gen_public_faq.htm Prevention/Screening 1. Study Finds Evidence Prenatal Screening Is Most Ef Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/r020724b.htm 2. Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine: What a Parent Need American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/691.xml Related Issues 1. Toxic Shock Syndrome Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/toxic_shock.html 2. Sydenham Chorea (Saint Vitus Dance) National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/sydenham/sydenham.htm 3. Rheumatic Fever Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00250 4. Post-Infectious Glomerulonephritis Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00629 Research 1. Research Reveals How Strep Bacterium Evades Immune National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jan2003/niaid-27.htm 2. Subversive Strep Bug Strategy Revealed National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/aug2003/niaid-28.htm Specific Conditions 1. Group B Strep Disease: Adult Disease Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/groupBstrep/gbs/gen_public_adult.htm 2. Peritonsillar Abscess Harvard Medical School, InteliHealth http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9339/9399.html 3. Scarlet Fever National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/scarletfever_g.htm 4. Strep Throat Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00260 Teenagers 1. Strep Throat Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/infections/bacterial_viral/strep_throat.html Women 1. 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