Medically reviewed by Kate Colby, MPH Strep throat (medically known as streptococcal pharyngitis) is an infection that happens when bacteria called Streptococcus pyogenes (group A Streptococcus) ...

Osaka, Japan - Streptococcus pyogenes is one of the most important bacterial causes of human skin infections. If S. pyogenes invades deep into the tissue, it can cause life-threatening illnesses ...

An increase in group A Streptococcus (GAS) infections has been observed in England, which marks the need to investigate the association between circulating S. pyogenes and cases of invasive disease.

The blood agar plate method consequently is not a reliable means with which to search for streptococcus pyogenes in milk. By placing streptococcus pyogenes in unheated milk it becomes modified so as ...