door Rob Mulder | aug 18, 2017 | pathogenen
Strongyloides stercoralis (parasite) Strongyloides stercoralis is a threadworm of the Strongyloididae family. It mainly occurs in tropical and subtropical regions. S. stercoralis causes strongyloidiasis, which is characterised by intense itching of the site of skin...
door Rob Mulder | aug 18, 2017 | pathogenen
Streptococcus spp. (bacterium) The genus Streptococcus belongs to the family Streptococcaceae. They are spherical, chain-forming, gram-positive bacteria. Their behavior concerning hemolysis and the Lancefield-classification divide the different species into...
door Rob Mulder | aug 18, 2017 | pathogenen
Streptococcus pyogenes (bacterium incl. PRSP) Streptococcus pyogenes is a facultative anaerobic, Gram-positive, chain-forming, coccus-shaped bacterium. It belongs to the Streptococcaceae family. Clinical symptoms include scarlatina, necrotizing fasciitis (infectious...
door Rob Mulder | aug 18, 2017 | pathogenen
Streptococcus pneumoniae (bacterium) Streptococcus pneumoniae is an aerobic, Gram-positive bacterium. It has the shape of oval to lancet-shaped cocci, appearing in pairs or short chains. Streptococcus pneumoniae belongs to the Streptococcaceae family. It frequently...
door Rob Mulder | aug 18, 2017 | pathogenen
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (bacterium) Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is an aerobic, Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium of the Xanthomonadaceae family. It may trigger urinary tract infection, respiratory tract infection or bloodstream infection. Stenotrophomonas...
door Rob Mulder | aug 18, 2017 | pathogenen
Staphylococcus saprophyticus (bacterium) Staphylococcus saprophyticus is a facultative anaerobic, coccus-shaped, Gram-positive bacterium in the Staphylococcaceae family. Infection triggered by this pathogen lead to urinary tract infection (cystitis/bladder...
