strep infection

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• Infection, group B strep — Group B strep are a major cause of infections involving the pregnant woman and her newborn infant, causing maternal infections of the uterus, placenta, and urinary tract and infections in the infant that can be localized or involving the infant s …   Medical dictionary

• Strep — Very commonly used shortened form of Streptococcus, a very common and important group of bacteria. See Streptococcus * * * Streptococcus; streptomycin * * * strep strep n, often attrib STREPTOCOCCUS <a strep infection> …   Medical dictionary

• strep|to|ba|cil|lus — «STREHP tuh buh SIHL uhs», noun, plural cil|li « SIHL y». a bacillus that occurs as part of a chain of bacilli. One kind of streptobacillus causes an infection transmitted by the bite of a rat. ╂[< strepto + bacillus] …   Useful english dictionary

• strep throat — noun an infection of the oral pharynx and tonsils by streptococcus • Syn: ↑streptococcal sore throat, ↑streptococcus tonsilitis, ↑septic sore throat, ↑throat infection • Hypernyms: ↑sore throat, ↑pharyngitis, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Strep test, rapid — A diagnostic test commonly used to demonstrate whether streptococcus bacteria ( strep ) are present in the throat. A throat infection with strep needs to be treated with an antibiotic. The traditional test for a strep throat has been a throat… …   Medical dictionary

• Strep b — Streptocoque B Le streptocoque de groupe B, également connu sous le nom de Streptococus agalactiae, est un type de bactéries qui est la première cause de mortalité par infection bactérienne chez les nouveau nés. Les premiers cas d’infection… …   Wikipédia en Français

• Infection, ear (acute middle) — Acute middle ear infection, medically called acute otitis media is inflammation of the middle ear. Acute otitis media typically causes fluid in the middle ear accompanied by signs or symptoms of ear infection: a bulging eardrum usually… …   Medical dictionary

• Infection, middle ear — Acute middle ear infection, medically called acute otitis media is inflammation of the middle ear. Acute otitis media typically causes fluid in the middle ear accompanied by signs or symptoms of ear infection: a bulging eardrum usually… …   Medical dictionary

• strep throat — /strɛp ˈθroʊt/ (say strep throht) noun Colloquial a streptococcal infection of the throat …  

• strep throat — noun An infection of the throat with streptococci …   Wiktionary

• STREP A — Group A STREPtococcal infection (Medical » Physiology) …   Abbreviations dictionary