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.

A 32-year-long surveillance study led by Sinai Health in Toronto has found that serious infections caused by group A ...

Severe and possibly deadly strep infections are on the rise in the U.S., according to a study published Monday in the Journal ...

Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a life-threatening bacterial ... Group A Beta hemolytic streptococcus (GABHS), the organism responsible for streptococcal pharyngitis and toxic shock, is frequently ...

The risk of contracting a potentially life-threatening invasive group A strep infection has increased. Here is what you ...

A new study published in Nature Communications reveals a novel approach to mitigating tissue damage caused by Streptococcus pyogenes ... infections such as necrotizing fasciitis.

Necrotising fasciitis is usually caused by group A streptococcus and is classically an infection of the subdermal soft tissues, frequently complicated by toxic shock. In January 12 Lancet, Deepali ...

This scanning electron microscope (SEM) image shows a mouse skin infection caused by Streptococcus pyogenes (pseudocolored ... highlights the severity of necrotizing skin infections and the ...

The rare flesh-eating condition is known as periorbital necrotizing soft tissue infection (NSTI), and is caused by either polymicrobial infection (type 1) or streptococcus pyogenes and/or ...

The uncommon flesh-devouring condition is identified as periorbital necrotizing soft tissue infection (NSTI), and is triggered by either polymicrobial infection (type 1) or streptococcus pyogenes ...