Streptococcal and Staphylococcal Infections
İÇİNDEKİLERCONTENTS Introduction................. 1. Streptococcal Infections 1.1 The prevalence of Streptococcal diseases and their sequelae 1.1.1 Economically developed countries........ 1.1.2 Developing countries.............. 1.2 Epidemiological aspects................. 1.2.1 Streptococcal infections............. 1.2.2 Acute rheumatic fever and acute glomerulonephritis 1.3 Nomenclature and classification of Group A streptococci . 1.4 Methods of diagnosis................. 1.4.1 Clinical diagnosis................ 1.4.2 Bacteriological methods............. 1.4.3 Serological methods............... 1.5 Pathogenesis...................... 1.5.1 Acute infection................. 1.5.2 Rheumatic fever................ 1.5.3 Acute nephritis................. 1.6 Treatment....................... 1.7 Resistance to antibiotics and sulfonamides........ 1.8 Prevention of Streptococcal infections.......... 1.8.1 General measures............ 1.8.2 Individual prophylaxis.............. 1.8.3 Mass prophylaxis................ 1.8.4 Immunological methods............. 1.9 WHO International Streptococcus Reference Centre. 1.10 Recommendations for research.......... 2. Staphylococcal Infections 2.1 The pathogenic staphylococci........... 2.2 The pathogenicity of Staphylococcus aureus for man 2.3 Susceptibility to Staphylococcus aureus....... 2.4 Laboratory methods for the investigation of Staphylococcal infection 2.4.1 Isolation of Staphylococcus aureus from patients...... 2.4.2 Serological diagnosis of Staphylococcal sepsis....... 2.4.3 Sampling of the environment.............. 2.4.4 Typing methods.................... 2.4.5 Antibiotic sensitivity testing............... 2.5 Clinical manifestations of Staphylococcal diseases 2.5.1 In the general population........ 2.5.2 In hospitals............. 2.6 Measurement of the incidence of Staphylococcal sepsis in hospital populations............................ 2.6.1 Continuous surveys of sepsis 2.6.2 Cross-sectional survey methods 2.7 Epidemiology of Staphylococcal infections.............. 2.7.1 Carnage of Staphylococcus aureus.............. 2.7.2 Dispersion of staphylococci................. 2.7.3 Sources and routes of infection in hospital.......... 2.7.4 Special characters of Staphylococcus aureus strains endemic in hospitals.......................... 2.8 Prevention of Staphylococcal infection in hospitals 2.9 Treatment of Staphylococcal sepsis................. 2.10 Recommendations for research................... 3. General Conclusions and Recommendations 3.1 Streptococcal infections....................... 3.2 Staphylococcal infections...................... Annex 1. Symptoms, physical signs and laboratory findings in Streptococcal tonsilitis and pharyngitis................... Annex 2. Treatment of Streptococcal infection.............. Annex 3. Continuous Streptococcal prophylaxis schedule..........  |
