The CDC marked a major uptick in group A strep cases in 10 U.S. states from 2013 to 2022. Here's what to know about risk of ...

Medical experts have observed a “substantial” increase in invasive group A strep cases, with rates more than doubling between ...

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, ...

Most group A strep infections cause mild ... are more likely to cause skin rather than throat infections. These same strains may increasingly resist antibiotic treatments, specifically macrolides ...

Severe, possibly life-threatening strep infections ... skin infections than throat infections, according to the study. Those strains may also be driving resistance to antibiotics used to treat ...

Strep infections are most well known for causing strep throat, which can be treated with antibiotics. But this type of bacteria can also cause more serious illnesses—even flesh-eating infections.

"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 ...