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    Bacterial Infections: Gram-Positive Bacteria
    • Overview of Gram-Positive Bacteria
    • Anthrax
      • Symptoms
        • Skin anthrax (cutaneous anthrax)
        • Inhalation anthrax
        • Ingestion (Oropharyngeal and Gastrointestinal anthrax)
        • Injection anthrax
      • Diagnosis
      • Treatment
      • Prevention
    • Diphtheria
      • Symptoms
      • Diagnosis
      • Treatment
      • Prevention
        • Vaccination
        • After exposure to diphtheria
      • More Information
    • Enterococcal Infections
      • Treatment
    • Erysipeloid
      • Symptoms
      • Diagnosis
      • Treatment
    • Listeriosis
      • Invasive listeriosis
      • Risk factors
      • Symptoms
      • Diagnosis
      • Treatment
      • Prevention
      • More Information
    • Nocardiosis
      • Symptoms
        • Lung infection
        • Skin infection
        • Brain infection
      • Diagnosis
      • Treatment
      • Prognosis
    • Pneumococcal Infections
      • Risk factors
      • Symptoms and Diagnosis
        • Pneumococcal pneumonia
        • Pneumococcal meningitis
        • Pneumococcal otitis media
        • Pneumococcal sinusitis
        • Pneumococcal bacteremia
      • Treatment
      • Prevention
        • Vaccines
        • Antibiotics
      • More Information
    • Staphylococcus aureus Infections
      • Types of staph infections
      • Staph toxins
      • Risk factors for staph infections
      • Resistance to antibiotics
      • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
      • Symptoms
      • Diagnosis
      • Treatment
      • Prevention
      • Other Staphylococcal Infections
    • Streptococcal Infections
      • Types of streptococci
      • Spread of streptococcal infection
      • Symptoms
        • Complications of streptococcal infections
      • Diagnosis
        • Strep throat
        • Cellulitis and impetigo
        • Necrotizing fasciitis
      • Treatment
        • Strep throat
        • Other streptococcal infections
      • More Information
    • Toxic Shock Syndrome
      • Causes
      • Symptoms
      • Diagnosis
      • Treatment
      • Prevention
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