Target Disease
Streptococcal pharyngitis is a common infection caused by the Streptococcus pyogenes bacterium, also known as group A Streptococcus or beta-hemolytic Streptococcus. It is generally treated aggressively because of the potential serious complications of any group A streptococcal infection. In order to treat pharyngitis adequately it is helpful to identify the infection, but none of the symptoms are specific to streptococcal pharyngitis; they can also be caused by other diseases, so testing is often used.
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