An infectious disease study hopes to see faster and earlier diagnosis of strep A to prevent chronic diseases in high-risk ...

Pelthos Therapeutics has secured the rights to market non-fluorinated quinolone antimicrobial, Xepi (ozenoxacin) cream, 1% in the US from Biofrontera and Ferrer Internacional. The topical cream is ...

The idea that a single-celled bacterium can defend itself against viruses in a similar way as the 1.8-trillion-cell human immune system is still “mind-blowing” for molecular biologist Joshua W. Modell ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A rare but highly aggressive infection that surged after the lifting of COVID restrictions probably contributed to the death of two-year ...

A 47-year-old Hong Kong man has undergone an amputation of his left lower leg two days after developing a Group A Streptococcal infection following acupuncture treatment he received at two traditional ...

A decade-long study of 35 million people across 10 U.S. states reveals that invasive group A streptococcus infections have more than doubled since 2022. The disease, linked to serious conditions like ...

A decade-long study of around 35 million Americans in 10 states has found that group A streptococcus infections have more than doubled by 2022. What's more, "strep" – which also causes a bizarre flesh ...

A new study reveals a novel approach to mitigating tissue damage caused by Streptococcus pyogenes, the flesh-eating bacterium responsible for severe infections such as necrotizing fasciitis. The ...

An under-recognized strep bacterium is causing a growing number of serious infections in Australia, with First Nations Australians disproportionately affected, according to new research published in ...

This scanning electron microscope (SEM) image shows a mouse skin infection caused by Streptococcus pyogenes (pseudocolored purple). The bacterium, known as flesh-eating bacteria, has aggressively ...