- 1 On being a patient
- 2 Modern medicine: foundations, achievements, and limitations
- 3 Global patterns of disease and medical practice
- 4 Cell biology
- 5 Immunological mechanisms
- 6 Principles of clinical oncology
- 7 Infection
- 7.1 Pathogenic microorganisms and the host
- 7.2 The patient with suspected infection
- 7.3 Immunization
- 7.4 Travel and expedition medicine
- 7.5 Viruses
- 7.6 Bacteria
- 7.6.1 Diphtheria
- 7.6.2 Streptococci and enterococci
- 7.6.3 Pneumococcal infections
- 7.6.4 Staphylococci
- 7.6.5 Meningococcal infections
- 7.6.6 <i>Neisseria gonorrhoeae</i>
- 7.6.7 Enterobacteria
- 7.6.8 Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers
- 7.6.9 Intracellular klebsiella infections (donovanosis and rhinoscleroma)
- 7.6.10 Anaerobic bacteria
- 7.6.11 Cholera
- 7.6.12 <i>Haemophilus influenzae</i>
- 7.6.13 <i>Haemophilus ducreyi</i> and chancroid
- 7.6.14 Bordetella infection
- 7.6.15 Melioidosis and glanders
- 7.6.16 Plague: <i>Yersinia pestis</i>
- 7.6.17 Other <i>Yersinia</i> infections: yersiniosis
- 7.6.18 Pasteurella
- 7.6.19 <i>Francisella tularensis</i> infection
- 7.6.20 Anthrax
- 7.6.21 Brucellosis
- 7.6.22 Tetanus
- 7.6.23 <i>Clostridium difficile</i>
- 7.6.24 Botulism, gas gangrene, and clostridial gastrointestinal infections
- 7.6.25 Tuberculosis
- 7.6.26 Disease caused by environmental mycobacteria
- 7.6.27 Leprosy (Hansen’s disease)
- 7.6.28 Buruli ulcer: <i>Mycobacterium ulcerans</i> infection
- 7.6.29 Actinomycoses
- 7.6.30 Nocardiosis
- 7.6.31 Rat-bite fevers
- 7.6.32 Lyme borreliosis
- 7.6.33 Relapsing fevers
- 7.6.34 Leptospirosis
- 7.6.35 Nonvenereal endemic treponematoses: yaws, endemic syphilis (bejel), and pinta
- 7.6.36 Syphilis
- 7.6.37 Listeriosis
- 7.6.38 Legionellosis and legionnaires’ disease
- 7.6.39 Rickettsioses
- 7.6.40 Scrub typhus
- 7.6.41 <i>Coxiella burnetii</i> infections (Q fever)
- 7.6.42 Bartonellas excluding <i>B. bacilliformis</i>
- 7.6.43 <i>Bartonella bacilliformis</i> infection
- 7.6.44 Chlamydial infections
- 7.6.45 Mycoplasmas
- 7.6.46 A check list of bacteria associated with infection in humans
- 7.7 Fungi (mycoses)
- 7.8 Protozoa
- 7.9 Nematodes (roundworms)
- 7.10 Cestodes (tapeworms)
- 7.11 Trematodes (flukes)
- 7.12 Nonvenomous arthropods
- 7.13 Pentastomiasis (porocephalosis, linguatulosis/linguatuliasis)
- 8 Sexually transmitted diseases and sexual health
- 9 Chemical and physical injuries and environmental factors and disease
- 10 Clinical pharmacology
- 11 Nutrition
- 12 Metabolic disorders
- 13 Endocrine disorders
- 14 Medical disorders in pregnancy
- 15 Gastroenterological disorders
- 16 Cardiovascular disorders
- 17 Critical care medicine
- 18 Respiratory disorders
- 19 Rheumatological disorders
- 20 Disorders of the skeleton
- 21 Disorders of the kidney and urinary tract
- 22 Disorders of the blood
- 23 Disorders of the skin
- 24 Neurological disorders
- 25 The eye
- 26 Psychiatry and drug related problems
- 27 Forensic medicine
- 28 Sports medicine
- 29 Geratology
- 30 Pain
- 31 Palliative medicine
- 32 Biochemistry in medicine
- 33 Acute medicine
Streptococci and enterococci
- Chapter:
- Streptococci and enterococci
- Author(s):
Dennis L. Stevens
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780199204854.003.070602_update_001
Update:
Changes in epidemiology of invasive group B streptococcal disease.
Risk factors and prevention strategies for early-onset neonatal group B streptococcal disease.
Additions to Further reading.
The streptococci are a diverse group of Gram-positive pathogenic cocci that cause clinical disease in humans and domestic animals. They are traditionally classified on the basis of serological reactions, particularly Lancefield grouping based on cell-wall carbohydrates, and haemolytic activity on blood agar. Six groups can be defined by genetic analysis: pyogenic streptococci, milleri or anginosus group, mitis group, salivarius group, mutans group, and bovis group....
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- 1 On being a patient
- 2 Modern medicine: foundations, achievements, and limitations
- 3 Global patterns of disease and medical practice
- 4 Cell biology
- 5 Immunological mechanisms
- 6 Principles of clinical oncology
- 7 Infection
- 7.1 Pathogenic microorganisms and the host
- 7.2 The patient with suspected infection
- 7.3 Immunization
- 7.4 Travel and expedition medicine
- 7.5 Viruses
- 7.6 Bacteria
- 7.6.1 Diphtheria
- 7.6.2 Streptococci and enterococci
- 7.6.3 Pneumococcal infections
- 7.6.4 Staphylococci
- 7.6.5 Meningococcal infections
- 7.6.6 <i>Neisseria gonorrhoeae</i>
- 7.6.7 Enterobacteria
- 7.6.8 Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers
- 7.6.9 Intracellular klebsiella infections (donovanosis and rhinoscleroma)
- 7.6.10 Anaerobic bacteria
- 7.6.11 Cholera
- 7.6.12 <i>Haemophilus influenzae</i>
- 7.6.13 <i>Haemophilus ducreyi</i> and chancroid
- 7.6.14 Bordetella infection
- 7.6.15 Melioidosis and glanders
- 7.6.16 Plague: <i>Yersinia pestis</i>
- 7.6.17 Other <i>Yersinia</i> infections: yersiniosis
- 7.6.18 Pasteurella
- 7.6.19 <i>Francisella tularensis</i> infection
- 7.6.20 Anthrax
- 7.6.21 Brucellosis
- 7.6.22 Tetanus
- 7.6.23 <i>Clostridium difficile</i>
- 7.6.24 Botulism, gas gangrene, and clostridial gastrointestinal infections
- 7.6.25 Tuberculosis
- 7.6.26 Disease caused by environmental mycobacteria
- 7.6.27 Leprosy (Hansen’s disease)
- 7.6.28 Buruli ulcer: <i>Mycobacterium ulcerans</i> infection
- 7.6.29 Actinomycoses
- 7.6.30 Nocardiosis
- 7.6.31 Rat-bite fevers
- 7.6.32 Lyme borreliosis
- 7.6.33 Relapsing fevers
- 7.6.34 Leptospirosis
- 7.6.35 Nonvenereal endemic treponematoses: yaws, endemic syphilis (bejel), and pinta
- 7.6.36 Syphilis
- 7.6.37 Listeriosis
- 7.6.38 Legionellosis and legionnaires’ disease
- 7.6.39 Rickettsioses
- 7.6.40 Scrub typhus
- 7.6.41 <i>Coxiella burnetii</i> infections (Q fever)
- 7.6.42 Bartonellas excluding <i>B. bacilliformis</i>
- 7.6.43 <i>Bartonella bacilliformis</i> infection
- 7.6.44 Chlamydial infections
- 7.6.45 Mycoplasmas
- 7.6.46 A check list of bacteria associated with infection in humans
- 7.7 Fungi (mycoses)
- 7.8 Protozoa
- 7.9 Nematodes (roundworms)
- 7.10 Cestodes (tapeworms)
- 7.11 Trematodes (flukes)
- 7.12 Nonvenomous arthropods
- 7.13 Pentastomiasis (porocephalosis, linguatulosis/linguatuliasis)
- 8 Sexually transmitted diseases and sexual health
- 9 Chemical and physical injuries and environmental factors and disease
- 10 Clinical pharmacology
- 11 Nutrition
- 12 Metabolic disorders
- 13 Endocrine disorders
- 14 Medical disorders in pregnancy
- 15 Gastroenterological disorders
- 16 Cardiovascular disorders
- 17 Critical care medicine
- 18 Respiratory disorders
- 19 Rheumatological disorders
- 20 Disorders of the skeleton
- 21 Disorders of the kidney and urinary tract
- 22 Disorders of the blood
- 23 Disorders of the skin
- 24 Neurological disorders
- 25 The eye
- 26 Psychiatry and drug related problems
- 27 Forensic medicine
- 28 Sports medicine
- 29 Geratology
- 30 Pain
- 31 Palliative medicine
- 32 Biochemistry in medicine
- 33 Acute medicine