Higher maternal selenium levels during pregnancy were associated with a lower risk of streptococcal infections in children, suggesting a potential protective effect.

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 ...

Objectives: To evaluate reports that describe relapse or recurrence following treatment of perineal streptococcal dermatitis (PSD), we studied a large cohort of children with these perianal or ...

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

Most group A strep infections cause mild illnesses like strep throat — but when that bacteria spreads to the blood and deep tissue, it can trigger streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, a lethal ...

1,2 The problem of pneumonia and empyema secondary to streptococcal infection has been ignored since the advent of the antibiotic era. In view of the increasing incidence of streptococcal ...

It can result from streptococcal infections, certain diseases, or even long-term use of certain drugs. Glomerulonephritis is a type of kidney disease that can be acute, which means it starts ...

This is the first real-world evidence that expanded prophylactic antibiotic use can reduce community transmission of iGAS.

There was an increase seen in incidence from 3.6 to 8.2 per 100,000 persons from 2013 to 2022. T HealthDay News — During 2013 to 2022, there was an increase in invasive group A Streptococcus ...

A record number of cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) in Japan this year has focused attention on the rare and potentially deadly bacterial infection. There have been 1,019 cases ...

PANDAS stands for pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections. With PANDAS, your child may seem to turn into a different person overnight. They may ...

We identified laboratory records of 305 pediatric patients for whom at least 1 perineal specimen was submitted for GABHS culture during the 2-year study period. On the basis of culture results and ...