Streptococcus Group A affects close to 20% of U.S. children, according to Dr. Joshua Osowicki, senior research fellow at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute in Australia.

Infection with group A streptococci causes a wide spectrum of disease ranging from pharyngitis to streptococcal toxic shock syndrome. The release of inflammatory cytokines triggered by ...

Higher maternal selenium levels during pregnancy were associated with a lower risk of streptococcal infections in children, ...

A recent study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the number of potentially life-threatening invasive group A strep infections more than doubled from 2013 to 2022.

Objectives: To evaluate reports that describe relapse or recurrence following treatment of perineal streptococcal dermatitis ... these perianal or perivaginal infections to determine whether ...

Invasive group A strep infections increased from 3.6 per 100,000 people in 2013 to 8.2 per 100,000 people in 2022. The relative increase over this time was greatest among adults ages 18 to 64 years.

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 ...