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- Title:
- Throat, Swab Group A Streptococcus
- Description:
- Pathology: Throat swab Group A streptococcus (GAS) gram stain The Group A β-hemolytic streptococcus (Streptococcus pyogenes, or GAS) is a form of β-hemolytic Streptococcus bacteria. It is a gram positive bacterium responsible for a wide range of both invasive and non-invasive infections.The name derives from the Greek word 'streptos,' meaning 'twisted chain,' due to the fact that the bacterium resembles a string of small pearls when viewed under the microscope.
- Keyword:
- Bacteria, Flesh-Eating, Streptococcus, histopathology, pathology, Gram stain, Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus Group A, cytopathology, strep throat, Gram-Positive Cocci, throat, Flesh-Eating Bacteria, swab
- Subject:
- Streptococcaceae, Streptococcus, Digestive System, Gastrointestinal Tract
- Creator:
- Jennifer Babik, MD, PhDUCSF
- Publisher:
- University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
- Language:
- English
- Copyright Holder:
- University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
- Rights:
- http://www.i-human.com/service-agreement-print
- Resource Type:
- Slide
- Identifier:
- 1557
- Title:
- Splinter Hemorrhage, Fingernails
- Description:
- Splinter hemorrhage
Multiple tiny longitudinal subungual hemorrhages under a fingernal or toenail, typically seen in but not diagnostic for bacterial endocarditis and trichinelliasis.
- Keyword:
- Bleeding under a finger nail or toe nail
- Subject:
- Hemorrhage
- Creator:
- Jennifer Babik, MD, PhDUCSF
- Publisher:
- University of California San Francisco
- Language:
- English
- Copyright Holder:
- UCSF
- Rights:
- http://www.i-human.com/service-agreement-print
- Resource Type:
- Photograph
- Identifier:
- 1556
