Group A Streptococcus (GAS), primarily known for causing pharyngitis and skin infections, is also responsible for a rare but significant form of peritonitis. This condition involves the inflammation ...

Group A Streptococcus (GAS) is a formidable human pathogen responsible for a wide range of clinical syndromes, from mild pharyngitis and pyoderma to life‐threatening invasive diseases and ...

A digitally colorized image depicts Group A Streptococcus (GAS), Streptococcus pyogenes bacteria on the surface of a human white blood cell. (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious ...

Strep infections spread through close contact with an infected person. This can happen by inhaling the droplets of coughs and ...

(NEW YORK) — Cases of invasive group A strep infections, which can cause severe illness and be deadly, remain elevated in some parts of the country, officials warned Wednesday. In a statement to ABC ...

About The Study: Invasive group A Streptococcus infections increased substantially in 10 U.S. states during a surveillance period from 2013 to 2022. Accelerated efforts to prevent and control group A ...

Strep infections are most well known for causing strep throat, which can be treated with antibiotics. But this type of bacteria can also cause more serious illnesses—even flesh-eating infections.

Sore throat is usually a self-limiting condition that lasts about a week. In most cases it is caused by a virus but, in a few people, sore throat is caused by bacterial infection, usually group A ...

The role of host genetic factors in conferring predisposition or protection in infectious diseases has become evident. Infection with group A streptococci causes a wide spectrum of disease ranging ...

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The diagnostics advisory committee considered evidence on rapid tests for group A streptococcal infections (strep A) in people with a sore throat from several sources. Full details are in the project ...