Functional Gait Assessmenta. Requirements: A marked 6-m (20-ft) walkway that is marked with a 30.48-cm (12-in) width. ______1. GAIT LEVEL SURFACE. Instructions: Walk at your normal speed from here to the next mark (6 m. [20 ft]). Grading: Mark the highest category that applies.
In the medical setting, the most important groups are the alpha-hemolytic streptococci S. pneumoniae and Streptococcus viridans group, and the beta-hemolytic streptococci of Lancefield groups A and B (also known as âgroup A strepâ and âgroup B strepâ).
The Lancefield classification system based on cell wall antigens (groups A through W) and hemolytic activity (nonhemolytic, alpha-hemolytic, and beta-hemolytic) is commonly used to group species of streptococci. Streptococcal species in group A, 1,2 group B, 3 and group D 4,5 are rarely reported to cause clinical disease in cats; most infections belong to groups C and G (Table 5-1).This chapter focuses on the traditional and emerging clinical syndromes associated with Streptococcus canis and ...