group A strep

GAS Infections Show Need for Wound Care Services for Injection Drug Users

Forty-five cases of GAS bacteremia were identified in a Vermont medical center during the first 10 months of 2023, ...

JUNE 7, 2024

AHA Recommends Oral Penicillin, Not Injectable, for Some Rheumatic Heart Disease Patients

A growing body of evidence indicates that some people may have experienced a cardiac reaction to the injectable ...

JANUARY 20, 2022

Rates of Group A Strep Double in Five Years

The incidence of invasive group A Streptococcus (GAS) infections have doubled in the past five years, largely due ...

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Single Strep Protein Sets Off White Blood Cell Early Warning System

M protein in group A Streptococcus wipes out macrophages, but not other types of immune cells, which could have ...

AUGUST 11, 2017

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