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Title: Group A streptococcal infection Authors: Venue: Wikipedia Year: unknown Canonical: wiki:group-a-streptococcal-infection URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_A_streptococcal_infection Collector: wikipedia OA: true ABSTRACT Group A streptococcal infections are a number of infections with Streptococcus pyogenes, a group A streptococcus (GAS). S. pyogenes is a species of beta-hemolytic Gram-positive bacteria that is responsible for a wide range of infections that are mostly common and fairly mild. If the bacteria enters the bloodstream, the infection can become severe and life-threatening, and is called an invasive GAS (iGAS).