Streptococcus pyogenes, also called group A Streptococcus (GAS), is a Gram-positive bacterial pathogen that naturally infects only humans and is the aetiological agent of several potentially fatal ...

Beginning in the mid-1980s, an epidemic of severe invasive infections caused by Streptococcus pyogenes (S. pyogenes), also known as group A streptococcus (GAS), occurred in the United States, Europe, ...

A group of researchers led by The University of Osaka have identified a novel genetic mutation in Streptococcus pyogenes, a common bacterium which causes strep throat, significantly associated with ...

An under-recognized strep bacterium is causing a growing number of serious infections in Australia, with First Nations Australians disproportionately affected, according to new research published in ...

In 2000, Health Canada added invasive GAS infection to the list of reportable diseases. The estimated incidence of these infections for that year was 1.95/100 000 — still relatively rare, although the ...

Streptococcus pyogenes, which is often called group A Streptococcus, infects people around the world. While estimates vary, these infections could be responsible for the deaths of over half a million ...

In a recent study published in Nature Communications, researchers examined the dynamic interplay between human stimulator of interferon genes (STING) genotype and bacterial nicotinamide adenine ...

Japanese health authorities have warned about a sharp increase in potentially fatal strep infections, particularly in Tokyo where cases have tripled in a year. As of 10 March, there have been 474 ...

Researchers at Harvard Medical School have discovered that a molecule made by Streptococcus pyogenes — the bacterium that causes strep throat and other infections — could help explain several ...

On 26 February 2019, an Idaho couple shared a cautionary tale on Facebook that had garnered over one million shares by the time of this reporting. The post detailed a strange mark on their son’s face ...