Researchers at the University of Dundee have discovered an enzyme they believe could be key to preventing Group A Streptococcus infections that cause more than 500,000 deaths worldwide each year.

Group A streptococci are fairly common bacteria that can cause, among other things, strep throat or impetigo. However, if the bacteria become invasive, the situation can become very dangerous. In this ...

THE present study was undertaken to determine the incidence of tetracycline resistance among strains of Group A streptococci isolated from clinical sources. In this study in vitro sensitivities to ...

Bloodstream infections in newborns can lead to serious complications with substantial morbidity and mortality. In recent years, antibiotic prophylaxis given to at-risk mothers has reduced the ...

As part of a longitudinal study, we obtained surveillance throat cultures twice monthly and with each new respiratory tract illness from children in kindergarten through grade 8 at one school in ...

Generally, group A streptococci cause mild illnesses such as tonsillitis and pharyngitis; rarely, they can cause severe infections, such as necrotizing fasciitis, bacteremia, septic arthritis, ...

Question: Does maternal use of xylitol gum reduce transmission of Mutans streptococci and prevent caries in children? 11 studies published between 2000 and 2012 involving a total of 601 patients were ...

A recent publication in the Journal of the American Heart Association examines how chronic inflammation in plaques, triggered by bacteria and the immune system’s reaction to them, might contribute to ...

Quorum sensing in streptococci constitutes a cell-density-dependent regulatory system by which peptide signals accumulate in the extracellular milieu and trigger coordinated changes in gene expression ...