Streptococcal infection in general practice

General practice update: chlamydia infection in women.

The prevalence of cervical Chlamydia trachomatis infection in general practice populations ranges between 2% and 12%. Untreated infection can cause pelvic inflammatory disease, tubal infertility and ectopic pregnancy. These risks are increased by cervical invasive procedures, especially termination of pregnancy. However, most women with chlamydia infection have no symptoms. General practitioner...

Patients with cytomegalovirus infection in general practice.

Unsuspected urinary infection in general practice.

A SURVEY was undertaken to find the prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria in people in normal health who were patients of members of the North-west Faculty of the Royal College of General Practitioners. Midstream specimens were collected from 341 males and 456 females seen in visits to 19 practices in Lancashire and Cheshire. Three males and 45 females had > 10(5) bacteria/ml; three males and ...

Streptococcal perianal infection in children.

How common is it? The incidence of perianal infection caused by group A S pyogenes is not known, but since the first case descriptions in 1966 it has been reported in children from around the world. In a US general paediatric practice, perianal streptococcal disease was detected in one consultation per 300, and perineal disease (that is, perianal plus vulvovaginal disease) in one per 200. A 199...

streptococcal throat infection

Background. Sore throat is very common in general practice and is usually caused by viral infection. Nevertheless, up to 95% of patients may be treated with antibiotics. Previous diagnostic systems have not transferred well from one area to another because of an inability to allow for changing prevalence of streptococcus. Aim. To measure the occurrence rates of symptoms and signs in sore throat...