Cellulitis is a skin infection that can occur when bacteria enter an open bug bite. Early treatment is crucial. Learn how to ...

Pediatricians at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital are seeing viral upper respiratory infections, strep throat and ear ...

Researchers discovered that targeting S. pyogenes metabolism with a pyruvate dehydrogenase inhibitor reduces tissue damage ...

Ashtabula County is experiencing a spike in cases of strep throat and scarlet fever from strep throat infections, health ...

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 ...

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 ...

Researchers have discovered how antibodies help to protect against contagious bacterial infections caused by Strep A, including strep throat.

The bacteria can cause severe complications, such as rheumatic fever, and possible damage to the kidneys, liver, or heart, ...

It was announced in January that select pharmacies across Saskatchewan would begin offering convenient strep throat testing ...