A new study published in Nature Communications reveals a novel approach to mitigating tissue damage caused by Streptococcus ...

Strep throat is a painful infection with Streptococcus pyogenes (S. pyogenes) bacteria. Doctors sometimes refer to this type of bacteria as “group A strep.” According to the Centers for ...

This scanning electron microscope (SEM) image shows a mouse skin infection caused by Streptococcus pyogenes (pseudocolored purple). The bacterium, known as flesh-eating bacteria, has aggressively ...

Nyborg had developed a spinal epidural abscess, according to Dr. Andrew Chan, a neurosurgical spine surgeon and director of ...

LUCY Slawson initially put her swelling down to eating too much on holiday – until she ended up paralysed. In reality, the 21-year-old had been bitten by a mosquito. “My life has never ...

is an infection that happens when bacteria called Streptococcus pyogenes (group A Streptococcus) infect your throat and tonsils. Your immune system responds to the infection, causing symptoms like ...

Most of us are aware that a persistent sore throat and a fever are telltale signs of a strep infection, and that they warrant ...

Strep A is a bacterial infection that can infect both children and adults. Worldwide, 750 million people are affected by ...

Researchers have discovered how antibodies help to protect against contagious bacterial infections caused by Strep A, ...

Rheumatic heart disease is a chronic condition that results years after acute rheumatic fever, which is caused by group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus pyogenes ... as re-infection with group ...