Dr. Janine Zee-Cheng, a board-certified pediatrician in Indiana, told HuffPost that sometimes a child will come in with a ...

It’s still unknown exactly why this happens, but research is ongoing. Strep throat is an infection caused by the bacteria Streptococcus pyogenes. When this bacteria infects the throat, the body ...

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 ...

Strep throat must be diagnosed by a throat culture or rapid antigen test at your healthcare provider's office to confirm a streptococcal infection versus a different bacterial or viral infection.

Although group A streptococcus has not developed resistance, antibiotic therapy fails to eradicate the infection in some patients. Many authors have suggested using a cephalosporin as an ...

Currently, Scarlet fever - which is caused by the Group A Streptococcus bacteria - is not a notifiable disease in Australia ... "Scarlet fever these days is essentially a child, occasionally adults, ...

better known as group A streptococcus, which is known to bring on strep throat mainly among children. In some cases, an infection can turn deadly, especially among adults over 30. Most patients ...

A new report has been released looking at the infection rate of Group A streptococcal, otherwise known as scarlet fever, this ...