HOUSTON-(Nov. 1, 2024) – A concerning increase in global rates of severe invasive infections becoming resistant to key antibiotics has a team of infectious disease researchers at the Houston Methodist ...

A group of researchers led by the University of Osaka have identified a novel genetic mutation in Streptococcus pyogenes, a common bacterium which causes strep throat, significantly associated with ...

A recent study published in the medical journal Gut has revealed a novel cancer-promoting mechanism of Streptococcus ...

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.

Recurring strep throat can occur if strep bacteria remain in the throat after antibiotics. People in close contact with a strep carrier can be reinfected with the bacteria. Strep A resistance to ...

Cedric W. Spak, MD, MPH, says non-group A streptococcal pharyngitis should always be treated “to be on the safe side” (Item 114-25). But group A strep is treated primarily to avoid rheumatic fever, ...

Phoebe Williams receives funding from The National Health and Medical Research Council. Joshua Osowicki receives funding from the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council, the National ...