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Serology reagents used in rapid tests to detect Streptococcus class A (Streptococcus pyogenes), a species of coccoid bacteria, in a patient\'s sample. Streptococcus pyogenes is one of the most important bacterial pathogens of humans, causing a wide range of suppurative diseases (e.g., pharyngitis, otitis media, sinusitis, endocarditis) and nonsuppurative sequelae (e.g., acute rheumatic fever).
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