Bacterial

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Factsheet with cause, transmission, prevention, symptoms, and treatment.

Article by Jocelyn Y Ang, MD.

Medical and scientific information on this organism and the disease it causes.

Features cause, risk factors, symptoms, tests, treatment, and prevention.

Encyclopedia article on this genus of bacteria, the diseases they can cause and their commercial uses.

Includes cause, symptoms, diagnosis, complications, treatment, and prevention.

Scientific and medical information about these bacteria and the diseases they cause.

Directory of links to information and news related to the disease.

Article by Mobeen Rathore, MD

Article by Frank Smeeks, MD, FAAEM.

Provides information on this serious pulmonary infection, including its pathophysiology, epidemiology, presentation, differential diagnosis, investigation, management, prognosis and prevention.

Directory of news, articles, and factsheets.

Medical and scientific information on this organism and the disease it causes.

Includes cause, treatment, symptoms, and prevention.

Provides information on the invasive and non-invasive infections cased by bacteria known as streptococcus pneumoniae. Includes a short video and details of symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment and prevention.

Offers facts about tetanus, diphtheria, and their prevention.

Series of factsheets about the disease.

UK support group for people who have been affected by severe streptococal infections or necrotising fasciitis. Includes disease and support group information.

Article by Robert A Schwartz, MD, MPH.

Factsheet with advice on caring for patients with this disease which usually only occurs in children.