Over the last decade studies have linked their appearance in children to streptococcal infection.
He died of a streptococcal infection on March 18, 1898, two weeks shy of his 57th birthday.
If there are any associated conditions like streptococcal infections, antibiotics may be required.
Diagnosis is made based on these findings in an individual with a history of recent streptococcal infection.
He had been exposed to streptococcal infection in 1924.
Doctors are not required by law to report streptococcal infection in the United States.
As a result, experts say, there are no precise data on the prevalence of serious streptococcal infections.
Both conditions appear several weeks following the initial streptococcal infection.
But they serve as a reminder that streptococcal infections should not be treated lightly.
Based on 5 clinical criteria, it indicates the probability of a streptococcal infection.