[Clinical and pathogenetic significance of infection of erysipelas patients with the L forms of group A hemolytic Streptococcus].
1986
V L Cherkasov, and
G A Gavrilova, and
L G Gorina, and
S A Goncharova
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MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D007740
L Forms
Bacterial variants, unable to form a complete cell wall, which are formed in cultures by various bacteria; granules (L bodies) appear, unite, and grow into amorphous bodies which multiply and give rise to bacterial cells morphologically indistinguishable from the parent strain.
D008297
Male
Males
D012008
Recurrence
The return of a sign, symptom, or disease after a remission.
An acute infection of the skin caused by species of STREPTOCOCCUS. This disease most frequently affects infants, young children, and the elderly. Characteristics include pink-to-red lesions that spread rapidly and are warm to the touch. The commonest site of involvement is the face.
D005260
Female
Females
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000942
Antigens, Bacterial
Substances elaborated by bacteria that have antigenic activity.
A species of gram-positive, coccoid bacteria isolated from skin lesions, blood, inflammatory exudates, and the upper respiratory tract of humans. It is a group A hemolytic Streptococcus that can cause SCARLET FEVER and RHEUMATIC FEVER.
Flesh-Eating Bacteria,Streptococcus Group A,Bacteria, Flesh-Eating
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