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Strep throat historical perspective
Introduction
Overview
Overview
In the 4th century BC, Hippocrates described the cause of a Scarlet fever epidemic as S. pyogenes (GAS). In 1874, Billroth described streptococcal infection for the first time. In 1879, Louis Pasteur isolated the bacteria from a pregnant woman’s blood who was septic.n that had contracted perpueral fever. In the late 19th century, Rosenbach designated it as S.pyogenes. Blood agar patterns of streptococcal hemolysis was described by the Brown in 1919. Rebecca Lancefield identified distinct serogroups of beta-hemolytic streptococci in the 1930s.[1][2]
Historical perspective
Historical perspective
- In the 4th century BC, Hippocrates described the scarlet fever epidemic cause as S. pyogenes (GAS). In 1874, Billroth described streptococcal infection for the first time.
- In 1879, Louis Pasteur isolated the bacteria from a pregnant woman’s blood who was septic and had contracted perpueral fever.
- In the late 19th century, Rosenbach designated it as S. pyogenes.
- Blood agar patterns of streptococcal hemolysis was described by the Brown in 1919.
- Rebecca Lancefield identified distinct serogroups of beta-hemolytic streptococci in the 1930s.[1][3]
References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Alouf JE, Horaud T (1997). “Streptococcal research at Pasteur Institute from Louis Pasteur’s time to date”. Adv Exp Med Biol. 418: 7–14. PMID 9331588.
- ↑ Joseph Ferretti & Werner Kohler (2016). “History of Streptococcal Research”. PMID 26866232.
- ↑ Joseph Ferretti & Werner Kohler (2016). “History of Streptococcal Research”. PMID 26866232.
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