Antibiotics for common sore throats have very limited effect on strep spread

Antibiotics for sore throats have hardly any preventive effect against serious streptococcal infections in the population, ...
Time

Invasive Strep Infections Are Rising in the U.S.

Group A streptococci pyogenes. It is the cause of skin infections (impetigo), abscesses, bronchopulmonary infections, a form of sore throat which can develop into complications such as acute rheumatic ...
Yahoo

A rare, deadly bacterial infection is on the rise in Japan. What is STSS?

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A digitally colorized image depicts Group A Streptococcus (GAS), Streptococcus pyogenes bacteria on the surface of a human white ...
News-Medical.Net

Giving antibiotics for throat infections overrates their power against sepsis

Antibiotics for sore throats have hardly any preventive effect against serious streptococcal infections in the population, ...
The Conversation

Strep A: cases of rare fatal infection hit record levels in Japan – here’s what risk these bacteria pose to global health

There has been a sharp increase in the number of people in Japan suffering with the rare but dangerous bacterial condition, streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS). According to reports, cases of ...
New York Post

Common bacteria linked to strep raises worries in US: ‘Pandemic in plain sight’

Five years after the worldwide hyperfocus on COVID-19 began, some are concerned about the next pandemic — whether it could be caused by influenza, bird flu or another pathogen. Too easily overlooked ...
AOL

Invasive Strep Infections Are Rising in the U.S.

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. Here ...