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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

Phoebe Williams receives funding from The National Health and Medical Research Council. Joshua Osowicki receives funding from the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council, the ...

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 ...

Over 1,000 cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) were reported in Japan in the first six months of 2024, surpassing the total number recorded last year in the country. The disease is ...