Because the benefit of routine antibiotics for prevention of maternal infection with organisms other than group B streptococcus is questionable, it was reasonable to defer their use in the absence ...

Strep infections are most well known for causing strep throat, which can be treated with antibiotics. But this type of ...

Severe strep infections are on the rise in the U.S. A new study shows a sharp increase in cases of invasive group A strep, ...

"Antibiotics for strep throat reduce how long you are sick and prevent the infection from getting more severe and spreading to other parts of the body," she said. Group A strep bacteria commonly ...

Severe and possibly deadly strep infections are on the rise in the U.S., according to a study published Monday in the Journal ...

The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, reveals that invasive group A strep ... to certain antibiotics used to treat invasive strep infections.

These evolving strains may also be more resistant to antibiotics. While penicillin remains the standard treatment for strep infections, some strains of invasive group A strep are showing ...

Doctors said the rise in group A strep infections also points to the need for a vaccine, especially given the rise in antibiotic resistance. However, Nizet questioned whether that would be ...

“But if they have a runny nose and cough—neither of which are not associated with group A strep infection—we would say hold off on the culture, because kids may end up with antibiotics who ...