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BETA-hemolytic streptococci of Lancefield Group ... Three patients with neonatal sepsis due to Group B streptococcus observed during the preceding seven months (December, 1961, to June, 1962 ...

Objectives: To evaluate reports that describe relapse or recurrence following treatment of perineal streptococcal dermatitis (PSD), we studied a large cohort of children with these perianal or ...

Staph. Aureus was cultured from skin lesions in 11/14 (77 %), B-hemolytic strep. group A in 4 (28%), pseudomonas in 2 (four patients had more than 1 pathogen isolated). There was a family history ...

After incubation of the epiglottic swab specimen on 5% sheep blood agar plates at 37°C in 5% carbon dioxide, the predominant colonies found were large and beta-hemolytic. Samples of these ...

Two separate tests for antibiotic susceptibility will performed. These tests are used to differentiate between alpha and beta hemolytic organisms. Alpha hemolytic organisms (Streptococcus pneumoniae ...

This is a differential test used to distinguish between organisms sensitive to the antibiotic optochin and those not. This test is used to distinguish Streptococcus pneumoniae (optochin sensitive ...