Group A streptococcus is the bacteria that causes these infections and illnesses, especially on the skin and throat. Doctors commonly call it “strep A.” There are more than 120 strains of ...

Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health Physicians Roseville Pediatrics reports an increase in strep throat cases and ongoing ...

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

Further, researchers believe strains of group A strep are expanding and diversifying, and that these new strains are more likely to cause skin rather than throat infections. These same strains may ...

His research reveals that the prevalence of a life-threatening invasive version of strep Group A — which can include deep-rooted skin infections, sepsis, meningitis and deadly pneumonia — is ...

His research reveals that the prevalence of a life-threatening invasive version of strep Group A — which can include deep-rooted skin infections, sepsis, meningitis and deadly pneumonia — is ...

Group A strep bacteria commonly spread through droplets when an infected person coughs, sneezes or talks, according to the CDC, but can spread through infected sores on the skin. To help reduce ...

If people are colonized—the medical term for carrying bacteria without being sick—and then develop skin lesions or wounds, their chances of developing an invasive case of strep could increase.

Invasive group A strep infections increased from 3.6 per 100,000 ... (36.2%), smoking (33.4%), diabetes (29.9%), and acute skin breakdown (28.7%) -- increased from 86.6% in 2013 to 93% in 2022.