Group B strep bacteria are native to the gastrointestinal and genital tracts of some people, where they typically live without causing harm. It’s not currently known how the bacteria spreads to ...

Conclusions Bacterial virulence factors, especially proteases such as IdeS and endoglycosidases like EndoS, play an important role in the pathogenesis of Group A streptococcal infections.

When group A strep invades deeper parts of the body, this can lead to more severe disease, such as when bacteria enters the bloodstream or the lungs, or deep into the skin known as necrotizing ...

Group A strep can sometimes lead to more severe, life-threatening disease known as invasive group A streptococcus (iGAS) and cause pneumonia, sepsis or infection of the skin and bones.

Two children have died in the United States due to the Group A streptococcus bacteria, also known as Strep A, according to the Colorado Department of Health. In Britain, a total of 74 people ...

Sore throats can develop suddenly from injury or irritation, and viral sore throats can develop throughout an illness, such as a cold. In the case of strep throat, you will usually start to notice ...

Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome is a rare but deadly condition triggered by the same bacteria that cause strep throat and tonsillitis. An increase in serious illnesses caused by group A ...

Pediatrician Dr. Candice Jones says group A strep is the same bacteria that causes strep throat, and is most often treatable. However, in rare cases, she says, it can cause a secondary infection ...

Cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS), which is caused by Group A Streptococcus bacteria, have reached 977 in the country so far this year as of June 2, according to Japan’s ...

Japan is expecting to see a large increase in cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS), which has a 30% fatality rate and is most often caused by the bacteria called group A ...