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Researchers are unraveling the workings of Group B Strep (GBS) infections in pregnant women, which could someday lead to a life-saving vaccine. Researchers from Binghamton University, State University ...

Scientists have analyzed the complete genome sequence of an emerging human pathogen, Streptococcus agalactiae (also known as group B streptococcus or "strep B"), which is a leading cause of pneumonia ...

Overview An infection caused by the bacterium streptococcus agalactiae. It is usually harmless in healthy adults while it can ...

Strep A has been making headlines in the U.S. and Europe after the United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA) announced higher-than-usual cases of invasive Group A streptococcus (iGAS), a rare but ...

Group A Streptococcus (Group A Strep or Strep A) bacteria can cause many different infections. The bacteria are commonly found in the throat and on the skin, and some people have no symptoms.

Researchers from Binghamton University, State University of New York are unraveling the workings of Group B Strep (GBS) infections in pregnant women, which could someday lead to a vaccine. One in five ...

Severe, possibly life-threatening strep infections are rising in the United States. The number of invasive group A strep infections more than doubled from 2013 to 2022, according to a study from the ...

A spike in strep cases in North Carolina resulted in a child’s death and another being hospitalized in Mecklenburg County. Both children had an infection from the group A strep (GAS) bacteria that ...

Recently, clusters of invasive group A strep infections in children have been reported, understandably causing concern among parents. Here are some common questions I’ve been hearing from families: ...

After plummeting during the COVID pandemic in 2020 and 2021, strep throat infections skyrocketed in February 2023, according to a report from Epic Research, a health analytics firm. The rate of ...