In the cases studied streptococcal infections during this interval were excluded by cultural and immunologic means, and the possibility that chorea was caused by an intercurrent streptococcal ...

Children with post-strep reactive arthritis are at a much lower risk of developing carditis, though they should still be monitored carefully for this complication. Rashes, nodules, and chorea do not ...

Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is an autoimmune disorder resulting from Group A Streptococcus (GAS ... monoarthritis or polyarthralgia), heart (carditis), brain (Sydenham’s chorea), skin/subcutaneous ...

UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics is seeing an increase in cases of viral upper respiratory infections and strep throat.

Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health Physicians Roseville Pediatrics reports an increase in strep throat cases and ongoing ...

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

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

Pus, strep throat, and even tuberculosis—most infectious diseases are characterized by a cluster of pathogenic bacteria that ...

A sore throat can also be a sign of something else, like an upper respiratory infection or strep throat. How to tell allergies from an upper respiratory infection While they often cause many of ...

You may hear these called “invasive strep infections.” They include: Infection of tissue underneath the skin: Fat and muscle can become infected with the strep bacteria. The formal name for ...