Streptococcus

Scientists Engineer a Molecular 'Superglue' Based on Flesh-Eating Bacteria

In a classic case of turning an enemy into a friend, scientists have engineered a protein from flesh-eating bacteria to act as a molecular "superglue" that promises to become a disease fighter. And their latest results, which make the technology more versatile, were the ...More
April 11, 2013
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UTHealth Researchers Say More Rapid Test for Group B Strep is Successful

A more rapid laboratory test for pregnant women to detect potentially deadly Group B strep (GBS) has been successful at identifying GBS colonization in six and a half hours, according to the results of a study from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston ...More
March 11, 2013
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Slide Show: A Primer on Scarlet Fever

Infection Control Today presents a look at the causes, treatment and prevention of Scarlet Fever, a Group A Streptococcal infection. ...More
January 8, 2013
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Investigation of MedSpa Group A Streptococcus Cases is Expanded

During the week of Sept 17, 2012, the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) and the Baltimore County Department of Health began investigating a cluster of three severe invasive Group A Streptococcus (GAS) infections in persons who recently had liposuction ...More
October 3, 2012
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Researchers Identify Novel Non-Antibiotic Agents Against MRSA and Common Strep Infections

Menachem Shoham, PhD, associate professor of biochemistry at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has discovered novel antivirulence drugs that, without killing the bacteria, render methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Streptococcus ...More
September 12, 2012
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IDSA Releases Revised Guidelines for Group A Streptococcal Throat Infection

Although people often say they have “strep” throat, most sore throats actually are caused by a virus, not streptococcus bacteria, and shouldn’t be treated with antibiotics, suggest guidelines published by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). Antibiotics are ...More
September 10, 2012
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Researchers Find New Compound to Fight Strep Throat Infection

Researchers have discovered a promising alternative to common antibiotics used to fight the bacteria that causes strep throat. In an article published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the scientists discussed how their discovery could fight the ...More
February 21, 2012
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FDA Expands Use of Prevnar 13 Vaccine for People Ages 50 and Older

Prevnar 13, a pneumococcal 13-valent conjugate vaccine, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for people ages 50 years and older to prevent pneumonia and invasive disease caused by the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae. Pneumococcal pneumonia, caused when ...More
January 2, 2012
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Researchers Find an Alternative to Antibiotics

Here it can be clearly seen that the antimicrobial peptides have prevented the growth of bacteria, in this case Streptococcus mutans, which causes tooth decay. More and more pathogens are becoming immune to antibiotics. Some bacteria can no longer be combated. The World ...More
June 8, 2011
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Streptococci, E. coli Continue to Put Newborns at Risk for Sepsis

Bloodstream infections in newborns can lead to serious complications with substantial morbidity and mortality. What's more, the pathogens responsible for neonatal infections have changed over time. In recent years, however, antibiotic prophylaxis given to at-risk mothers ...More
April 25, 2011
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