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Strep Throat: Bacteria
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Group A Streptococcus (GAS) is a bacteria that is often found in the throat and on the skin of people. GAS is most often associated with “strep throat” and impetigo (blisters on the skin). On rare occasions, GAS can cause severe, life-threatening illness like toxic shock syndrome and necrotizing fasciitis (flesh eating disease).
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Strep throat is caused by a type of bacteria called group A streptococci. The tonsils may ... become infected (tonsillitis). Left untreated, strep throat may develop into rheumatic fever or other serious conditions.
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Note the inflammation of the oropharynx and petechiae, or small red spots on the soft palate caused by Strep Throat. Strep throat is caused by group A Streptococcus bacteria. These bacteria are spread through direct contact with mucus from the nose or throat of persons who are infected, or through contact with infected wounds or sores on the skin.
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A throat culture requires cells from the back of your throat to be collected on a cotton swab and placed in a container that promotes the growth of the strep bacteria. If the bacteria is present, it will multiply, making the result positive. if not present, the result will be negative and the physician can check for other causes to the disease.
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A strep test looks for Streptococcus bacteria in the throat. It is painless and takes very little time. The tip of a cotton swab is used to wipe the back of the throat. The swab is then tested.
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Scarlet fever often accompanies a strep throat and represents seeding of the strep bacteria in the blood. The rash of scarlet fever is usually fine, reddish, and sandpapery in texture. Antibiotics help treat scarlet fever.
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