In a recent study published in the journal Open Forum Infectious Diseases, researchers performed an interrupted time-series-type analysis to assess the incidence of invasive Group A streptococcal ...

(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 ...

Streptococcus Pyogenes (Group A Strep). Credit - NIAID, CC SA 2.0. Streptococcus Pyogenes (Group A Strep). Credit - NIAID, CC SA 2.0. Countries across the globe are reporting a sustained spike in the ...

In a recent study published in Eurosurveillance, researchers investigated whether a change in variant structure might be responsible for the increased incidence of group A streptococci (GAS) ...

The number of invasive group A strep infections in children has risen to levels not seen since before the COVID-19 pandemic began, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. MORE HEALTH ...

Cases of Group A strep—which can cause strep throat—have skyrocketed in the U.S. this year, according to a new report. The report, which was conducted by Epic Research, a company that analyzes ...

Data over a 32-year period showed that the incidence of invasive group A streptococcal (iGAS) infections in children remained stable before 2011, increased until 2020, declined during the pandemic, ...

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.

Severe, possibly life-threatening strep infections are rising in the United States. The number of invasive group A strep infections more than doubled from 2013 to 2022, according to a study from the ...

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 ...