Infectious Diseases
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- Prevention of Perinatal Group B Streptococcal Disease
- Guidelines prepared by the National Center for Infectious Diseases.
- 545
- MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection
- Fact sheet, with illustrations, from the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.
- 546
- Overcoming Necrotizing Fasciitis, the Flesh-eating Disease
- Includes personal story of surviving the disease and links.
- 547
- The Lee Spark NF Foundation
- UK support group for people who have been affected by severe streptococal infections or necrotising fasciitis. Includes disease and support group information.
- 548
- MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Rheumatic Fever
- Includes symptoms, cause, risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, complications, and prevention.
- 550
- Wikipedia: Rheumatic Fever
- Encyclopedia article on this inflammatory disease that occurs following a Group A streptococcal infection.
- 551
- HPA: Scarlet Fever
- Factsheet with general information on this infectious disease caused by group A streptococci bacteria.
- 552
- MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Scarlet Fever
- Features cause, risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, complications, and prevention.
- 553
- Patient UK: Scarlet Fever
- Provides information on this bacterial disease, notifiable in the UK, including its pathophysiology, epidemiology, presentation, differential diagnosis, investigation, management, prognosis and prevention.
- 554
- Baby Center: Strep Throat
- Questions and answers on when to see the doctor, how to diagnosis, treatments, and tips for relieving the pain of children with strep throat.
- 555
- Kidshealth: Strep Throat and other Group A Streptococci Infections
- Features cause symptoms, diagnosis, complications, treatment, and prevention.
- 556
- MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Strep Throat
- Includes cause, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, complications, and prevention.
- 557
- WebMD: Strep Throat
- Find in-depth information on the causes, symptoms and treatment of strep throat.
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- eMedicine Health - Strep Throat
- Factsheet with cause, symptoms, diagnosis, complications, prognosis, treatment, and prevention.