Streptococcal disease is most often a respiratory infection (pharyngitis or tonsillitis) or a skin infection (pyoderma). Some strains of streptococci show a predilection for the respiratory tract; others, for the skin. Generally, streptococcal isolates from the pharynx and respiratory tract do not cause skin infections. Figure 3 describes the pathogenesis of S. pyogenes infections. S. pyogenes is the leading cause of uncomplicated bacterial pharyngitis and tonsillitis commonly referred to a strep throat. Other respiratory infections include sinusitis, otitis, and pneumonia.
Sponsored Topics. Elmendorf is a city in Bexar County, Texas, United States. It is part of the San AntonioâNew Braunfels Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 664 at the 2000 census. Elmendorf is located seventeen miles southeast of San Antonio at the juncture of Farm Road 327 and the Southern Pacific Railroad.
The Village of Elm Creek came into existence  in August of 1866, when the Union Pacific Railroad came through Buffalo County. The railroad crew built their siding close to a creek that had red elm trees growing along its banks. The crew named the creek âElmâ and the siding âElm Creek Sidingâ. The name just stuck as people began to settle here. The Village of Elm Creek was actually incorporated in 1887. Many of our streets are named for the original homesteaders in the area. Elm Creek is the only town by that name in the United States. Elm Creek has a population of 901 citizens, as of the 2010 census.