A recent study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the number of potentially life-threatening invasive group A strep infections more than doubled from 2013 to 2022.

Going into winter 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it’s looking into a possible surge in invasive Group A strep infections in the U.S. Two children died from group A ...

researchers report that the heterogeneity of Group A streptococcal infections and the transition of local to systemic infections occurs along with alterations of the immunoglobulin G (IgG ...

One such bacteria is Streptococcus Group A, an old enemy that colonizes the throat and tonsils of close to 20% of U.S. children, according to Dr. Joshua Osowicki, team leader and senior research ...

There was no evidence of bronchopleural fistula, and culture of the pleural fluid at this time yielded microaerophilic streptococci in pure culture. Intravenous administration of penicillin G at ...

Most often, they will prescribe either penicillin or amoxicillin for treating strep throat. A single benzathine penicillin G shot will treat strep throat. The shot may hurt for a few seconds ...

MARYLAND — The risk of contracting a potentially life-threatening invasive group A strep infection is more than twice what it was a decade ago, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and ...

As cases of group A strep continued to be high in the first quarter ... Sanson-Iglesias, MD, PhD; Luis Alberto Vega, PhD; and Maria G. Segura, MD.

While a sore throat can be a side effect of many other illnesses, it's the most telling symptom of strep throat - contributing to more than 5 million physician visits a year in the United States ...

similar transmission routes (e.g., respiratory), and the common age of victims. The current rise of group A strep infections in the UK is not clearly linked to a rise in chickenpox cases.