Just-reported data from that study has shown that Vaxcyte's VAX-31 shot was able to stimulate a strong immune response against all 31 serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae included in the ...

Strep throat is a highly contagious infection caused by group A Streptococcus bacteria (Streptococcus pyogenes); it is common in children but affects adults too. Strep throat symptoms include a sore ...

One of these – dubbed V116 – is a cocktail of 21 Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes designed to have the most benefit in adult populations, and it has just cleared a phase 1/2 trial as it ...

Recurring strep throat describes a group A Streptococcus bacterial infection that occurs more than once during a respiratory season. Recurring strep throat happens more often in children and is ...

A man from Colorado had both of his legs amputated after contracting strep A bacteria. Max Armstrong, 40, was on a camping trip in Kiowa, US, when he burnt his thumb on a skillet while cooking ...

HUS is usually caused by an E.coli bacterial infection in the digestive tract, but in Ryker's case, it was from strep pneumoniae bacteria. Dr. Travis Engel, head of pediatric services at Centra ...

For each patient, data needed for the application of the BMS and the Meningitest (table 1) were collected, as were results of blood and CSF culture (compulsory), CSF soluble antigen tests or bacterial ...

Aug. 6, 2024 — An AI-based analysis of over 2 million hospital visits has found that most of the time, a pneumonia diagnosis made in the hospital will change from a patient's entrance to their ...

CSF cultures were positive in 6 of 36 (17%). The most common species were streptococci, particularly from the S.milleri group, followed by anaerobic bacteria, staphylococci and gram-negative bacteria.

Protein concentration: 168 mg/dL (10–50). Glucose concentration: 28 mg/dL (45–80). CSF/serum glucose ratio: 0.18 (0.5–0.8). Gram staining of centrifuged CSF revealed primarily mononuclear leucocytes, ...