Most group A strep infections cause mild illnesses like strep throat — but when that bacteria spreads to the blood and deep ...

Can you test for group A strep? Yes, but the gold standard testing for bacteria requires taking a sample (via swab, if it's in the throat) and culturing the bacteria to see if it will grow.

S trep infections are most well known for causing strep throat, which can be treated with antibiotics. But this type of ...

Severe, possibly life-threatening strep infections are rising in the United States. The number of invasive group A strep infections more than doubled from 2013 to 2022, according to a study from ...

Cases of an invasive strain of strep throat have been steadily rising in some areas of the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The surveillance study ...