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Nonpneumococcal Streptococcal Infections and Rheumatic Fever
Classification and Identification of Streptococci Streptococci are gram-positive facultatively anaerobic, catalase-negative coccoid bacteria that grow in chains and colonize the skin and mucous membranes. When grown on blood agar plates, they may cause complete (β), incomplete (α), or no (γ)…