Extrarespiratory Streptococcal Infections

Abstract

IN the 1940's Rantz1 and Foley2 reported on the frequent isolation from clinical specimens of streptococci belonging to serologic groups other than A. During the last two decades, however, the attention of physicians has focused on the streptococci primarily of Groups A and D as the cause of disease in man. Except for occasional case reports citing a single or a small collection of infections due to other groups3 4 5 and the recent emphasis that infections due to Group B streptococci are not infrequent,5 6 7 the literature on streptococcal infection during this period has dealt principally with various aspects of the nonsuppurative . . .