Streptococcal infections are common, especially in children between the ages of 5 and 15 years. The infection is spread by contact with infected mucus or saliva. Your doctor may recommend a rapid ...

In new guidance, the Infectious Diseases Society of America suggested that clinicians use a scoring system to determine which ...

If you’ve had a sore throat from time to time or blisters around your mouth or nose, chances are you’ve had a group A streptococcal (GAS) infection. Group A streptococcus is the bacteria that causes ...

A streptococcal infection may lead to other diseases, such as acute rheumatic fever, pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders, and post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis. Group A beta-hemolytic ...

THE importance of Staphylococcus aureus as the etiologic agent in pneumonia complicated by empyema has been emphasized in many recent reviews. 1,2 The problem of pneumonia and empyema secondary to ...

A sharp rise in group A streptococcal infection and related mortality has been observed among children in the UK in December 2022. A rise in cases has also been observed in other European countries, ...

A new vaccine has the potential to treat and prevent toxic shock caused by invasive streptococcal disease, which kills more than 160,000 people every year. When ISD occurs, some strains can make more ...

Streptococci are often carried on mucosal surfaces and skin without causing disease. Streptococci can cause diseases that range from dental caries to necrotizing fasciitis. The type of disease caused ...

Over 1,000 cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) were reported in Japan in the first six months of 2024. The disease is predominantly caused by a bacterium named Streptococcus pyogenes ...