group A streptococcus


group A streptococcus

Infectious disease A group of bacteria that are normally skin and saprobes of the skin and oral cavity; when pathogenic, GAS spreads by direct person-to-person contact Conditions Strep throat, impetigo, scarlet fever, rheumatic fever, postpartum fever, wound infections, pneumonia; invasive GAS cause necrotizing fasciitis, toxic shock syndrome