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Marianneta Chatzopoulou1, Stylianos Karapashis1, Elizabeth Barbara Tatsi2

  • 1Medical Microbiology Department, General Hospital of Larissa, Greece.

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
|July 27, 2026
PubMed

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Six children in Greece experienced pharyngitis due to Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis. This pathogen, distinct from Streptococcus pyogenes, showed varied antibiotic resistance, highlighting the need for better surveillance of this infection.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Infectious Diseases
  • Bacteriology
  • Public Health Microbiology

Background:

  • Pharyngitis is a common pediatric illness.
  • Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis (SDSE) is an emerging cause of pharyngitis.
  • Limited regional data exists on SDSE pediatric infections.

Keywords:
Acute pharyngitisPaediatric infectionsStreptococcus dysgalactiae

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