INBDE Practice Exam 2025 – Complete Study Guide

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Group A strep, a gram-positive, spherical bacteria, is also known as:

Group B strep

Strep pyogenes

Group A strep, also known as Strep pyogenes, is the correct answer because it is commonly associated with causing a variety of infections in humans, ranging from minor skin infections to more severe conditions such as strep throat and necrotizing fasciitis. It is important for dental professionals to be familiar with this organism as it can also be responsible for oral infections, such as dental abscesses.

The other options are not correct:

A. Group B strep (Streptococcus agalactiae) is a different species of streptococcal bacteria commonly found in the lower gastrointestinal and genital tracts of humans.

C. Strep pneumoniae (Streptococcus pneumoniae) is another type of pathogenic bacterium responsible for pneumonia, sinusitis, and otitis media.

D. Alpha-hemolytic streptococci include various species such as Streptococcus viridans and are known for causing dental plaque and other oral infections, but they are not specifically referred to as Group A strep.

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Strep pneumoniae

Alpha-hemolytic streptococci

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