To earn CME related to this news article, click here. March 10, 2009 — Best practices to diagnose and treat streptococcal pharyngitis in the primary care setting are reviewed in an article published ...

THE importance of Staphylococcus aureus as the etiologic agent in pneumonia complicated by empyema has been emphasized in many recent reviews. 1,2 The problem of pneumonia and empyema secondary to ...

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Group A beta-hemolytic streptococci (GABHS) is the only common cause of sore throat that requires antibiotic therapy. Sore throat is one of the most observed entities in primary care practice; 6.7 ...

In new guidance, the Infectious Diseases Society of America suggested that clinicians use a scoring system to determine which ...

Since the early 1980s, a resurgence of severe, invasive, group A streptococcal (GAS; Streptococcus pyogenes) infections has occurred. The reemergence of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) and ...

Case 1. A.R., the index patient, a 32-year-old woman, was admitted to the Obstetrical Service on March 11, 1964, because of excessive weight gain and hypertension despite outpatient therapy. Five ...

A sharp rise in group A streptococcal infection and related mortality has been observed among children in the UK in December 2022. A rise in cases has also been observed in other European countries, ...

Scientists have discovered a new variant of streptococcal bacteria that has contributed to a rise in disease cases in the UK over the last 17 years. Scientists have discovered a new variant of ...

A deadly infection is spreading in Japan at a startling rate, with experts unable to work out why. Streptococcal A, commonly known as Strep A, is known for causing strep throat in children. But a more ...