True pieces of jewellery: the spherical cocci form long strings of pearls.
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 skin disease) or sepsis.
Streptococcus pyogenes is increasingly resistant to penicillin (PRSP= Penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pyogenes).
The main transmission path is direct or indirect contact with contaminated persons or objects.
» Necessary spectrum of antimicrobial activity
Bactericidal
