Group A Streptococcus (GAS), primarily known for causing pharyngitis and skin infections, is also responsible for a rare but significant form of peritonitis.

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.

Meningitis can be a frightening diagnosis. Our expert guide breaks down the different types—bacterial, viral, and fungal—and ...

The mother of one of your patients comes urgently into your clinic after the acute onset of severe pain involving the middle ...

The majority of children do not need a tonsillectomy.” But when done for the right reasons, tonsillectomy offers a meaningful and quality of life boost. “We have very happy families who often will say ...

When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released its 2022 STI surveillance report, it was far from a clean ...

Seven days of antibiotics was noninferior to 14 days for treating Gram-negative bloodstream infections, supporting shorter ...

Probiotic supplements are often consumed after antibiotic treatment to prevent antibiotic-associated diarrheal disease, most ...

Long-acting lipoglycopeptides are as effective as standard-of-care antibiotics in treating serious bacterial infections in both drug users and nonusers.

A genomic neighbor typing method uses nanopore sequencing to predict antibiotic resistance in approximately 10 minutes from ...

In the ongoing battle against antibiotic-resistant bacteria, MSU researchers have made a discovery that could reshape how we ...