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Group A Streptococcal Infection

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February 23, 2023
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GAS on a stewardship fire: Treatment alternatives for pediatric group A strep pharyngitis

The establishment of the field of medical microbiology and its vital role in infectious diseases paved the way to better understand the wide varieties of pneumococcal disease.

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March 30, 2020
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Stewardship in the pediatrician’s office: Appropriate testing for group A strep

In this bimonthly column, pediatric infectious disease specialists Asif Noor, MD, FAAP, and Ulka Kothari, MD, share valuable insight on antimicrobial stewardship in pediatric outpatient settings and explain why it is important for your practice. Antimicrobial stewardship programs, or ASPs, have become a crucial intervention to spare patients and facilities from the burden of antibiotic-resistant pathogens, which are responsible for one death every 15 minutes, according to updated estimates from the CDC.

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March 30, 2020
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Stewardship in the pediatrician’s office: Appropriate testing for group A strep

In this bimonthly column, pediatric infectious disease specialists Asif Noor, MD, FAAP, and Ulka Kothari, MD, share valuable insight on antimicrobial stewardship in pediatric outpatient settings and explain why it is important for your practice. Antimicrobial stewardship programs, or ASPs, have become a crucial intervention to spare patients and facilities from the burden of antibiotic-resistant pathogens, which are responsible for one death every 15 minutes, according to updated estimates from the CDC.

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August 09, 2019
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The History of Rheumatic Fever

“Acute rheumatic fever is proceeded by an infection with Group A strep” is a mantra that all health care workers know. This episode digs through the history of how we came to understand this fact, as well as how our understanding of the pathophysiology and treatment of rheumatic fever developed.